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Back Strands surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 08 Feb 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Strands today?
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Feb) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Feb) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Feb) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 362 | 285 | 224 | 217 | 210 | 129 | 155 | 121 | 149 | 171 | 164 | 164 | 184 | 191 | 188 | 143 | 135 | 266 | 370 | 515 | 585 | 537 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 309 | 247 | 239 | 229 | 178 | 169 | 163 | 123 | 125 | 90 | 90 | 284 | 690 | 1215 | 1602 | 2131 | 2013 | 1988 | 1531 | 1246 | 1074 | 932 | 682 | 613 | 700 | 690 | 780 | 670 | 577 | 395 | 953 | 764 | 499 | 407 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 2.60 | 3:19AM 2.91 | 3:55PM 2.74 | 4:17AM 3.17 | 4:46PM 2.90 | 5:03AM 3.40 | 5:27PM 3.04 | 5:43AM 3.59 | 6:03PM 3.13 | 6:18AM 3.70 | 6:36PM 3.18 | 6:50AM 3.73 | 7:08PM 3.18 | 7:21AM 3.67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 1.00 | 8:53PM 0.96 | 9:42AM 0.79 | 9:53PM 0.78 | 10:35AM 0.58 | 10:39PM 0.58 | 11:18AM 0.40 | 11:18PM 0.40 | 11:55AM 0.27 | 11:52PM 0.28 | 12:29PM 0.20 | 12:25AM 0.22 | 1:00PM 0.19 | 12:56AM 0.23 | 1:30PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 08 | Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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