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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
8.4° 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 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.4
WNW
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121111111111101012121212201818171717161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6339061109115494574943729849654761788015768897113191119099608993771066036075520548755071
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
40
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.42
2:34AM
2.51
2:54PM
2.45
3:31AM
2.67
3:49PM
2.57
4:18AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.11
8:47AM
1.19
9:05PM
1.01
9:43AM
1.03
9:53PM
0.87
10:27AM
0.86
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------8:48-------8:47-------8:45-
Sunset4:37-------4:38-------4:39-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------121-11-----------
Temp. °C765444557765544565444434
Feels °C (?)010-1-1-2-3-5-13100-1-1010-1-2-1-1-2-1
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