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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
640 | 533 | 469 | 415 | 269 | 218 | 210 | 170 | 127 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:37PM2.68m | 3:44AM2.98m | 4:24PM2.84m | 4:31AM2.99m | 5:04PM2.98m | 5:13AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.67m | 9:30PM0.93m | 10:07AM0.60m | 10:20PM0.82m | 10:44AM0.54m | 11:03PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | 9:52 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 3 | WNW 8 | W 7 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 640 | 533 | 469 | 415 | 269 | 218 | 210 | 170 | 127 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 8 | W 5 | NW 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | S 2 | WNW 6 | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 139 | 500 | 500 | 486 | 98 | 63 | 24 | 24 |
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