Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121214131313111213151615141412131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424538023237292222012805242122212870255833464943107521191411184878691931049313288147951579812296100719013
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
3.42
8:17AM
3.38
8:41PM
3.24
9:06AM
3.04
9:32PM
3.02
10:07AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.19
2:19PM
0.30
2:44AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.61
3:41AM
0.72
4:01PM
0.93
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:24---
Sunset-------6:52-------6:53-------6:55
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C98655810111111109997755556778
Feels °C (?)56310135345342-2-3-7-8-8-7-6-4-32
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