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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 59 | 102 | 208 | 159 | 135 | 118 | 76 | 46 | 61 | 120 | 160 | 404 | 330 | 263 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.99m | 5:04PM2.98m | 5:13AM2.99m | 5:39PM3.10m | 5:51AM3.00m | 6:14PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.54m | 11:03PM0.71m | 11:18AM0.50m | 11:41PM0.61m | 11:52AM0.47m | 00:18AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | 9:55 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 135 | 118 | 76 | 46 | 61 | 120 | 160 | 404 | 330 | 263 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 39 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 117 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 6 | W 15 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 7 | — | N 10 | NW 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 13 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 59 | 102 | 208 | 159 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 94 | 243 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 414 | 418 | 265 | 144 | 265 | 265 | 485 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
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