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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Strandhill: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Bay Break1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft159 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots5 ft528 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore4 ft350 kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore7 ft698 kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots5 ft348 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore4 ft301 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots6 ft517 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots
All readings for Bay Break: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bay Break, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43, fair3 ft10 scrumbling159kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft12 scrumbling528kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct71, good4 ft11 scrumbling350kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy698kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct54, good5 ft9 ssoft348kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct10, poor4 ft9 smushy301kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct13, poor6 ft10 ssoft517kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots11°C
Strandhill1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft159 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore5 ft528 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore4 ft350 kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore7 ft698 kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots5 ft348 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore4 ft301 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots6 ft517 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore
All readings for Strandhill: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Strandhill, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct45, fair3 ft10 ssoft159kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft12 ssoft528kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct71, good4 ft11 ssoft350kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy698kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct54, good5 ft9 ssoft348kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct10, poor4 ft9 smushy301kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct19, poor6 ft10 ssoft517kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore11°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