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Today at Long Strand Beach: Good for paddleboarding — 78/100 for expert level. Wind 6 kn SE · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 03:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Long Strand Beach: 1.0m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Good in the midday, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 56°F.
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Long Strand Beach faces SW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For paddleboarding that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 6 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for paddleboarding.
Over the published window Long Strand Beach clears 60/100 for paddleboarding at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 3 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Long Strand Beach ranks 16th for paddleboarding. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A wild, exposed 3km Atlantic beach break between two coastal towns, sandy bottom scattered with submerged rocks, consistent left and right peaks, best surfed on a rising tide at low-to-mid water. Swimming is officially prohibited: powerful rip currents, a steep gradient and unpredictable shore-break, with "No Swimming" signs posted. No lifeguards have ever been stationed here. Shoredump develops at high tide; strong rips persist through the tidal cycle.
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Wind at Long Strand Beach today: 6 kn SE (gusting 16 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects paddleboarding 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: 1.2 m, 14 s period from NE, closing 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 paddleboarding at Long Strand Beach today is around 03:00 UTC, when conditions score 73/100 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 95/100 today for surfing — Epic!. 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.
Long Strand Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, 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.
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 (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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