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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
199 | 221 | 150 | 177 | 155 | 127 | 94 | 44 | 122 | 158 | 411 | 336 | 273 | 349 | 355 | 353 | 528 | 555 | 456 | 369 | 305 | 253 | 195 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:39PM3.10m | 5:51AM3.00m | 6:14PM3.18m | 6:28AM2.99m | 6:48PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.50m | 11:41PM0.61m | 11:52AM0.47m | 00:18AM0.54m | 12:25PM0.47m | 00:54AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | 9:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 22 | 8 | 46 | 177 | 155 | 127 | 94 | 34 | 122 | 125 | 411 | 336 | 273 | 10 | 355 | 353 | 528 | 555 | 456 | 369 | 305 | 253 | 195 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 158 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | — | W 15 | W 14 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 18 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 12 | — | SSW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 199 | 221 | 150 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 349 | — | 4 | 383 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 160 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 250 | 250 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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