Strandhill Beach

Strandhill, County Sligo · 🇮🇪 Ireland

All waves, no swimming: Sligo's surf capital beneath Queen Maeve's mountain.

Water at Strandhill Beach (Strandhill, County Sligo, Ireland) runs to about 16°C at the height of the season, and Jun-Sep is the window to aim for.

Sea temperature

~16°C in the warm season

Water

Cold, restless Atlantic; never flat

Sand

Dark-gold sand below a bank of storm-rolled cobbles

Swimming

Prohibited; powerful rips; this is a surf beach, not a bathing one

Surf

One of Ireland's most consistent beach breaks; surf schools year-round

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Under cairn-topped Knocknarea, with seaweed baths and chip vans along the shorefront

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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