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Back Strands surf Forecast / Sligo / Ireland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 24 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 10.5°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.0 °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 10.5°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.0 °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 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
W
0.4
NW
0.2
W
0.3
NW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
1.2
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)99988979791010449788111111111313121212111111111010109999998813131212121211810101111121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)212019111061469689236102183240452460469478638648549432361217158167117127125858865412625252438555145446866384227955771494911661227125613921117961
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
3.37
7:07PM
3.34
7:17AM
3.31
7:37PM
3.34
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
0.38
12:52PM
0.23
1:07AM
0.35
1:20PM
0.26
1:38AM
0.39
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
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------6:01-------5:58-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset-------8:54-------8:55-------8:58-------9:00-------9:01-------9:04-------9:06----
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Rain (mm)
----------------------111-----------------------141-------11
Temp. °C77778999788991099876678977765791098666810109887781113121198791111119878
Feels °C (?)333344454445566533235543342136565333443445545776331102231003

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