Check the Beach

Yellow Strand

County Sligo, Connacht, Ireland

No photo of Yellow Strand yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
Now
0.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3320 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
94%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
0.8PoorNow3320
0.9Poor10 am3622
1.0Poor11 am3622
1.2Poor12 pm3622
1.3Poor1 pm3723
1.5Poor2 pm3321
1.4Poor3 pm3421
2.2Poor4 pm3119
1.7Poor5 pm2616
1.7Poor6 pm2616
Sat
0.8Poor9 am4528
0.7Poor10 am4528
0.9Poor11 am3924
0.9Poor12 pm3623
0.9Poor1 pm4025
0.8Poor2 pm4226
1.0Poor3 pm4528
1.0Poor4 pm5031
1.3Poor5 pm5333
0.9Poor6 pm5534
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.0 m. High at 5 am, 0.5 mLow 10 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 10 pm, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h46 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 67 km/h42 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 39%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.3 km4.5 miRosses Point (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miSligo Airport (SXL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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