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Streedagh Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Green Coast faces NW

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Surf score now
60
Fresh · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.0 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 0.7 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 229 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 16:15.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, cross, gusts 60
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Decent 77/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.0 m · 23 km/h
▼ 03:25 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:40
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 97/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.7 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:20 ▲ 11:20 ▼ 17:40
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 93/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.8 m · 27 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:50 ▲ 12:40 ▼ 19:20
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 79/100
overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind · 2.1 m · 25 km/h
▲ 01:30 ▼ 07:25 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:50
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 69/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.7 m · 19 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 22 km/h
▲ 04:05 ▼ 09:55 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 05:00 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 13:0060 · Freshoverhead 2.0 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 57 FreshFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 69 DecentFri 15:00 · 77 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 67 DecentFri 18:00 · 64 DecentFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 98 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 89 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 83 GrandSat 11:00 · 70 DecentSat 12:00 · 71 DecentSat 13:00 · 74 DecentSat 14:00 · 87 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 80 GrandSat 19:00 · 95 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 99 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 93 GrandSun 09:00 · 90 GrandSun 10:00 · 87 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 81 GrandSun 13:00 · 80 GrandSun 14:00 · 65 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 71 DecentSun 17:00 · 74 DecentSun 18:00 · 77 DecentSun 19:00 · 80 GrandSun 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 79 DecentMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 73 DecentMon 11:00 · 71 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 65 DecentMon 14:00 · 62 DecentMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 66 DecentMon 17:00 · 69 DecentMon 18:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 75 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 69 DecentTue 13:00 · 60 FreshTue 16:00 · 55 FreshTue 19:00 · 54 FreshTue 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 53 FreshWed 16:00 · 37 BlowyWed 19:00 · 44 BlowyWed 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

60 Fresh
  • overhead 2.0 m
  • period 11 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • rain
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m26 km/h
faces 326° NW · wind cross
Waves
2.0 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
26 km/h WSW · gusts 60
Tide
2.5 m · upper half
Air
13°C · 4.8 mm rain

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0057 Fresh2.0 m (1.7 swell)11 sWNW41 km/h S613.2 m 2.1 mm14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, strong offshore
13:0060 Fresh2.0 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WSW602.5 m 4.8 mm13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
14:0069 Decent2.0 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW31 km/h SW521.9 m 2.7 mm13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:0077 Decent2.0 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h SW461.4 m 0.2 mm14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
16:0068 Decent2.1 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry15°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
17:0067 Decent2.1 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW35 km/h W471.3 m ▼dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
18:0064 Decent2.1 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW35 km/h W491.6 m dry14°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
19:0060 Fresh2.1 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW38 km/h W472.0 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
20:0057 Fresh2.1 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW38 km/h WSW452.5 m dry13°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
21:0054 Fresh2.1 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW35 km/h WSW433.0 m dry12°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
22:0038 Blowy2.0 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW40 km/h W413.2 m ▲dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0050 Fresh2.0 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW33 km/h W393.3 m ▲dry13°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0066 Decent2.0 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WSW373.1 m dry12°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
01:0069 Decent1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h SW342.7 m dry11°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
02:0073 Decent1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h SSW322.1 m dry11°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
03:0094 Grand1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h S301.6 m dry10°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, offshore wind
04:0098 Grand1.9 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S301.4 m ▼dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0097 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S301.4 m ▼dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0094 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S301.6 m dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0091 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S292.0 m dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0089 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S302.5 m dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0086 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S282.9 m dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0083 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S273.2 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0070 Decent1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SW273.4 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0071 Decent1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h WSW273.4 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0074 Decent1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW273.1 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0087 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SSW262.6 m dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0091 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S272.1 m dry16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0094 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S301.7 m dry16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0097 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S321.5 m ▼dry16°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0080 Grand1.7 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW351.5 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0095 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW351.6 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0092 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h S361.9 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0088 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S382.3 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0085 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h S412.6 m dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0082 Grand1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S432.9 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0061 Fresh1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h S453.0 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
01:0064 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW37 km/h S463.0 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
02:0068 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW36 km/h S462.6 m dry12°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
03:0071 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW35 km/h S472.2 m dry12°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
04:0075 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW33 km/h S461.9 m 0.1 mm12°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, strong offshore
05:0096 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S451.7 m ▼0.1 mm13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0099 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h S431.6 m ▼0.1 mm13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0096 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h S421.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0093 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h S412.0 m 0.1 mm14°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0090 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h S402.4 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0087 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h S402.7 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0084 Grand1.8 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW393.0 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between SSW and ENE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Sligo, 11 km away · metres above chart datum
03:2510:1016:1522:40
Low 03:25 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:15 · 1.2 mHigh 22:40 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
326° NW
Swell window
SSW 200° → ENE 60°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.7 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead (A person in charge of a dog on any of this beach shall keep such dog on a leash of fixed length of less than 2 metres, and otherwise under adequate control from 10am each day, throughout the year. Before 10am dogs must be kept under effective control.)

As listed by Sligo County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Wood Ya Be Well · Streedagh Beach, Grange · right here · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier · 10 km · mobile

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 11 km · fixed

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 19 km · fixed

Streedagh Beach is an exposed sandy beach, backed by sand dunes. Streedagh Beach has a fixed coastal dune system containing a variety of herbaceous vegetation. The estuary nearby consists of sand flats with areas of salt marsh around the margins, these habitats support a variety of plant species. This beach forms part of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) known as the Streedagh Point Dunes. The beach forms part of a tombolo formation, joining Conor's Island to Streedagh Point and it is approximately 2.5km in length.

Put Streedagh Beach in your calendar

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🏄 Streedagh Beach surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.0 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Streedagh Beach surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.7 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Streedagh Beach surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.8 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind

Nearby spots

Mullaghmore Beach

9 km · Co. Sligo · Excellent Quality

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10 km · Co. Sligo · Not classified

Rosses Point Beach

11 km · Co. Sligo · Excellent Quality

Derreenavoggy Lough

13 km · Co. Leitrim · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.