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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 IST
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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
8.3° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
4
7
7
5
5
6
7
6
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)9910191716161616161615151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1042013651121645974617103639064706470630953624462348229352688216018461765153812301098956841
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
10
SSW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
W
10
S
15
SE
15
E
30
E
40
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
3.41
6:22PM
3.00
6:42AM
3.53
6:55PM
3.03
7:14AM
3.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
0.40
12:18PM
0.44
12:15AM
0.31
12:51PM
0.36
12:47AM
0.26
1:25PM
0.31
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:41-------8:41-------8:40---
Sunset------4:46-------4:49-------4:51-
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light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
-13422244---141---1-----
Temp. °C666665544444467776655676
Feels °C (?)0-103111000-1-1-3-310-1-2-2-2-2032
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