Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5AM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)20ft (6.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616161616161516161414141313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2255021654201821948417298142201228198038436706751493882321325492104194920441935186616691616182519411037
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
40
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
3.35
5:26PM
2.98
5:35AM
3.53
6:03PM
3.17
6:11AM
3.63
6:36PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
0.72
11:16AM
0.33
11:16PM
0.50
11:52AM
0.17
11:53PM
0.33
12:23PM
0.07
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:13-------7:09-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:05-------8:07-------8:08
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C88888889101112121012121211101010101177
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-10136789106778866555-11
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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