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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | |
180 | 139 | 132 | 94 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 156 | 186 | 255 | 197 | 161 | 138 | 99 | 90 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:40PM3.31m | 7:55AM3.03m | 8:12PM3.22m | 8:28AM2.86m | 8:48PM3.09m | 9:04AM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.35m | 1:44AM0.42m | 1:50PM0.46m | 2:19AM0.55m | 2:22PM0.60m | 2:56AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 |
 kJ | 180 | 139 | 110 | 94 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 156 | 186 | 255 | 197 | 161 | 138 | 66 | 90 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | N 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 33 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 22 | — | — | 14 | 99 | 87 | 99 | 27 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 117 | 132 | 79 | 56 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 57 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 28 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 161 | 438 | 438 | 106 | 102 | 33 | 214 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 213 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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