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Back Strands surf Forecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 IST
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Back Strands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Strands sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.1 °C max: 11.4 °C min: 8.9 °C)
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Back Strands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Strands sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.1 °C max: 11.4 °C min: 8.9 °C)
How big are the waves at Back Strands today?
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 338 | 410 | 475 | 532 | 608 | 572 | 475 | 367 | 298 | 205 | 198 | 156 | 108 | 111 | 100 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 39 | 54 | 24 | 37 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 57 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 119 | 74 | 127 | 127 | 154 | 154 | 136 | 108 | 128 | 131 | 100 | 74 | 50 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:49AM 3.21 | 8:08PM 3.29 | 8:22AM 3.06 | 8:43PM 3.18 | 8:58AM 2.89 | 9:23PM 3.04 | 9:43AM 2.69 | 10:14PM 2.90 | 10:42AM 2.49 | 11:20PM 2.80 | 12:03PM 2.36 | 12:40AM 2.81 | 1:35PM 2.38 | 1:59AM 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 0.35 | 2:11AM 0.48 | 2:20PM 0.47 | 2:47AM 0.62 | 2:56PM 0.63 | 3:29AM 0.79 | 3:38PM 0.81 | 4:24AM 0.96 | 4:32PM 0.99 | 5:43AM 1.07 | 5:49PM 1.13 | 7:21AM 1.01 | 7:23PM 1.13 | 8:42AM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
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