Surf Forecast Surf Report

Back Strands surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 25 Apr 2025 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Back Strands today?

The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)15141414141414141413131312121212121111111110101010109991010101010999121211111110101010109999131513131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)610585668635617714725653653503488386350285280282282367342329267242233234230179137106106475053535344454450671301231171121067774724746454399123372447392393317306243
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
3.43
5:00PM
3.16
5:07AM
3.69
5:42PM
3.43
5:52AM
3.85
6:23PM
3.64
6:37AM
3.89
7:05PM
3.75
7:23AM
3.78
7:47PM
3.75
8:10AM
3.56
8:31PM
3.65
8:59AM
3.25
9:20PM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.71
10:45AM
0.17
10:51PM
0.42
11:26AM
-0.09
11:36PM
0.17
12:06PM
-0.23
12:20AM
-0.02
12:46PM
-0.24
1:05AM
-0.10
1:27PM
-0.12
1:51AM
-0.05
2:08PM
0.09
2:40AM
0.12
2:51PM
0.36
3:33AM
0.39
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
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)
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Feels °C (?)677898710107768101011667881011111010109101316161613121112151517161412111316161617151413141614129753
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