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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 28 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
8.1° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (28 Jan)7ft (2.2m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)161616151515151414131312121221201818171716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4844384231892575222218361373915711492407306233181840466764766315575851834386394035283027
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
2.67
2:07AM
2.73
2:43PM
2.73
3:21AM
2.99
3:53PM
2.90
4:19AM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.05
7:38PM
0.91
8:25AM
0.92
8:54PM
0.78
9:38AM
0.66
9:55PM
0.57
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise8:30-------8:27-------8:26-------
Sunset--5:05-------5:07-------5:08-----
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--24-11-------
Temp. °C688777777777777677866555
Feels °C (?)-111010-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1012433212
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