Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 13 Apr 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
3
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
NW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
NW
0.5
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)12121111101010101010991191010914131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44911544116215141060826615485411363280218142108906852101222398380356344333
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:39-------6:35-------6:33----
Sunset-------8:31-------8:34-------8:36
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11--------123------
Temp. °C654369101075568911121212121211121210
Feels °C (?)110-21457300-1137778657652
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