Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
10
8
15
16
15
7
7
9
10
9
20
39
104
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
2:06PM2.37m
2:26AM2.98m
3:21PM2.52m
3:31AM3.11m
4:16PM2.73m
4:22AM3.23m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.88m
7:55PM1.12m
9:13AM0.73m
9:10PM0.98m
10:06AM0.56m
10:06PM0.80m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:54
8:55
8:58
9:00
Temp °C
12
15
16
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
13
14
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.5
W
15
Energy kJ
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
15
16
15
4
5
6
7
5
7
7
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
15
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
10
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
10
9
8
39
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
3
2
8
8
2
1
3
7
5
9
9
8
20
17
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
2
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
166
261
261
257
257
257
257
257
257
348
259
97
41
41
34
24
41
259
259
102
94
94
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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