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Today at Long Strand Beach: Excellent for surfing — 89/100 for beginner level. Wind 5 kn SE · Waves 0.6 m, 7 s · Tide 0.8–-1.6 m. Best window around 07:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Long Strand Beach: 0.6m waves with light cross-shore wind. Surfing looks Outstanding in the morning, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 19°C / 66°F.
Forecast updated · ShorSense™
Scores combine swell, wind, tide and bathymetry. Today is free for everyone — the next 7 days at hourly resolution live in the 4Shor app.
Long Strand Beach is one of more than 2,500 European locations in the 4Shor library. We model how waves will break at this exact piece of coast — combining bathymetry, swell, wind, tide, man-made and natural water obstacles— so you don't have to interpret raw data to know whether it's on.
Today's conditions for Long Strand Beach are free. Unlock the full 8-day forecast and per-sport alerts that ping you when this location is about to fire. More than 2,500 European locations, scored from the seabed up.
Long Strand Beach scores 64/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Good. Wind 5 kn SE · Waves 0.6 m, 7 s · Tide 0.8–-1.6 m. Best window around 07:00 UTC. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Long Strand Beach today: 5 kn SE (gusting 14 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Long Strand Beach today: 0.6 m, 7 s period from SE, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Long Strand Beach today is around 07:00 UTC, when conditions score 64/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Long Strand Beach scores 89/100 today for surfing — Excellent. A score of 60–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent; below 40 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Long Strand Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Kayaking, Canoeing, Swimming in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Long Strand Beach is a coastal location near Rathbarry in Ireland. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Long Strand Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent; 60–79 is Good; below 40 the session is usually not worth the drive.
For sure it is! We have done extensive testing and refinement of the forecast models and conditions scores to provide results that you can have confidence in.
If you surf, foil, paddleboard, swim or anything in between — and want to know exactly what the conditions will be like for you — then yes, 4Shor's for you. 🌊
Current forecast apps only provide swell, wind and tide data and in many cases expect you to do the analysis yourself. 4Shor goes the extra mile — we model how waves will break and build that into our forecasts to allow us to create conditions scores for your chosen water sport and skill level – something that no other app does.
4Shor uses ShorSense™ — our coastal intelligence engine that combines satellite-derived bathymetry (fancy word for underwater mapping), advanced wave models with wind and tide data to generate precision, hyper-local forecasts.
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Absolutely. Whether you're chasing your first green wave or doing your first kitesurf body drag, 4Shor helps you choose the right place at the right time for your sport and ability. Think of it as a smart local who knows when it's mellow enough for learning and when it's time to sit on the sand and watch.
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