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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
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 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 12 | N 8 | WSW 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | W 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 104 | 136 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.37m | 2:26AM2.98m | 3:21PM2.52m | 3:31AM3.11m | 4:16PM2.73m | 4:22AM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM1.12m | 9:13AM0.73m | 9:10PM0.98m | 10:06AM0.56m | 10:06PM0.80m | 10:46AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 104 | 136 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | N 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 12 | W 8 | N 10 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | N 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 349 | 259 | 97 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 259 | 103 | 260 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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