Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 26 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
909
800
640
533
469
415
269
264
216
164
133
94
68
65
42
41
40
25
24
23
23
34
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
10
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:37PM2.68m
3:44AM2.98m
4:24PM2.84m
4:31AM2.99m
5:04PM2.98m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.67m
9:30PM0.93m
10:07AM0.60m
10:20PM0.82m
10:44AM0.54m
11:03PM0.71m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:50
9:52
9:52
Temp °C
14
14
15
18
20
19
17
16
15
14
16
20
23
21
18
16
15
14
16
20
22
20
15
13
13
13
14
17
19
19
15
13
12
11
14
19
22
20
17
15
14
12
14
18
19
20
15
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
4
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
909
800
640
533
469
415
269
264
216
164
133
94
68
65
42
41
40
25
24
23
23
7
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
6
2
10
12
11
11
10
8
4
4
4
1
13
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
W
8
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
13
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
34
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
28
0
0
33
33
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
97
139
438
459
465
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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