Strandhill, Ireland

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Late evening on Strandhill beach
Strandhill. Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Strandhill

Strandhill is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. From Strandhill you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Strandhill, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NOC, 43 km away.

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Staying in Strandhill

  • 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NOC, 43 km, CFN, 88 km, LDY, 126 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Strandhill.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Strandhill each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Strandhill: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Bay Break1.3 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft666 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair5 ft465 kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore, fair8 ft776 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, poor5 ft363 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair4 ft340 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small8 ft929 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, good, best spot that day11 ft2058 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Bay Break: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bay Break, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 scrumbling666kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft11 scrumbling465kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor8 ft9 smushy776kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair5 ft8 ssoft363kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small4 ft11 smushy340kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct57, good8 ft9 ssoft929kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct16, poor11 ft10 smushy2,058kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots11°C
Strandhill1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft666 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair5 ft465 kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore, fair8 ft776 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, poor5 ft363 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair4 ft340 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small8 ft929 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, good, best spot that day11 ft2058 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Strandhill: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Strandhill, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft11 ssoft666kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft11 ssoft465kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor8 ft9 smushy776kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair5 ft8 ssoft363kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small4 ft11 smushy340kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct57, good8 ft9 ssoft929kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct16, poor11 ft10 smushy2,058kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Strandhill, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Strandhill

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits