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Today at Skerries North Strand: Epic! for wing foiling — 94/100 for expert level. Wind 14 kn E · Waves 0.7 m, 4 s · Tide -1.3 to 0.5 m. Best window around 08:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Skerries North Strand: 0.6m waves with strong cross-shore wind. Wing Foiling looks Epic! in the late morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 13°C / 56°F.
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Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A sand-and-pebble crescent beach beside a fishing harbour, facing NNW onto open water, pebbly near the high-tide line and sandy beyond. It is a sheltered, flat-water hub for kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking and paddleboarding, with wave surfing directed to a beach further south. Tidal range is large, so timing matters for launch and retrieval; a slipway aids entry. Lifeguards patrol June weekends and daily July-August only.
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Skerries North Strand scores 23/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Don't Bother. Wind 14 kn E · Waves 0.7 m, 4 s · Tide -1.3 to 0.5 m. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Skerries North Strand today: 14 kn E (gusting 27 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 Skerries North Strand today: 0.7 m, 4 s period from S, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Skerries North Strand scores 80/100 today for kite foiling — Excellent. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Skerries North Strand is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing 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.
Skerries North Strand is a coastal location near Skerries 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 Skerries North Strand, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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