Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 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 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
2
W
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)14131312121212121211111111109131212111010141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341527232198204420112044197919211825159912651144934720263809656448263786951241025402091
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
0
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
10
NW
5
E
20
SSE
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
3.17
6:11AM
3.63
6:36PM
3.31
6:45AM
3.64
7:07PM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.17
11:53PM
0.33
12:23PM
0.07
12:27AM
0.22
12:53PM
0.04
1:00AM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:08-------8:10----
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--------31-------111112
Temp. °C911111010101010107777654566687911
Feels °C (?)56656665500234100-1-1-15555
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