Northwest Ireland · Thursday, Sep 24

Strandhill

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 1:20 AM GMT+1

When to go

Around 7:00 PM

Wind only · Low confidence

Wind forecast only

Wind: 12.2 kt · direction unavailable

Surf height is unavailable. This choice is based on wind only.

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

5:00 PM–7:00 PM · Europe/Dublin
Strong wind · up to 15.7 kt · reported gusts up to 20.6 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. Strong wind remains in the selected evidence.
Wave height unavailable for the full period. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 23, 12:30 AM GMT+1. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SSE 22.2 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swell— Unavailable Open-Meteo marine cell exposure is not validated for Strandhill; the returned cell lies north across intervening Sligo headlands; its swell and sea-height values are withheld. The checked MET offshore forecast is shown separately.

Model windSSE 22.2 ktunavailableValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Europe/Dublin

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

MET Norway Ocean Forecast · Strandhill · grid 54.2794,-8.6343 (2 km)3.3–7.2 ftRange across available hourly significant offshore wave forecasts for this local date; not breaking surf. Coastal shelter and nearshore transformations unresolvedIssued Sep 23, 1:08 AM GMT+1

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Strandhill
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SE 13.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
1 AM	SE 12.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
2 AM	SE 11.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
3 AM	SSE 16.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
4 AM	SSE 17.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
5 AM	SSE 16.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
6 AM	SSE 17.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
7 AM	SSE 20.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
8 AM	SSE 22.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
9 AM	SSE 21.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
10 AM	SSE 21.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
11 AM	SSE 19.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
Noon	SSE 20 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
1 PM	S 20.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
2 PM	S 20.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
3 PM	S 20.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
4 PM	S 17.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
5 PM	S 15.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
6 PM	W 13.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
7 PM	WSW 12.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
8 PM	SW 8.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
9 PM	S 9.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
10 PM	SSW 11.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable
11 PM	SSW 11.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	— Unavailable

12 AMUnavailable

WindSE 13.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

1 AMUnavailable

WindSE 12.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

2 AMUnavailable

WindSE 11.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

3 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 16.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

4 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 17.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 16.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

6 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 17.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

7 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 20.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

8 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 22.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

9 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 21.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

10 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 21.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

11 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 19.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

NoonUnavailable

WindSSE 20 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

1 PMUnavailable

WindS 20.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

2 PMUnavailable

WindS 20.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

3 PMUnavailable

WindS 20.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

4 PMUnavailable

WindS 17.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

5 PMUnavailable

WindS 15.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

6 PMUnavailable

WindW 13.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

7 PMUnavailable

WindWSW 12.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

8 PMUnavailable

WindSW 8.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

9 PMUnavailable

WindS 9.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

10 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

11 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swell— Unavailable

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach/sandbar break. Named beach/break-area map; shoreline bearing and nearshore wave transformation unresolved.

Mapped spot coordinate: 54.271, -8.6159.

Ireland · Sligo Atlantic coast · Coastline orientation unresolved · Location provenance

Model request point: Strandhill (54.271, -8.6159). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 2/7 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier B · IRELAND · spot-level model point

Met Éireann Sea Area and Coastal Reports
Official marine wind, sea state, swell, warnings; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Marine Institute Irish Weather Buoy ERDDAP
No current M4 observation passed the northwest station identity, units and three-hour freshness checks; distant M6 and other coasts are not substituted.UnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
Tide predictions and station lookup; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
Open-Meteo marine cell exposure is not validated for Strandhill; the returned cell lies north across intervening Sligo headlands; its swell and sea-height values are withheld. The checked MET offshore forecast is shown separately.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 12:30 AM GMT+1
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
Independent wave-model backend and cross-check; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time
MET Norway Ocean Forecast · Strandhill · grid 54.2794,-8.6343 (2 km)
MET Norway Ocean Forecast · Strandhill · grid 54.2794,-8.6343 (2 km); Range across available hourly significant offshore wave forecasts for this local date; not breaking surf. Coastal shelter and nearshore transformations unresolvedCurrentSep 23, 1:08 AM GMT+1

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.