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Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
210 | 170 | 133 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 115 | 131 | 212 | 196 | 173 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:44AM2.98m | 4:24PM2.84m | 4:31AM2.99m | 5:04PM2.98m | 5:13AM2.99m | 5:39PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.60m | 10:20PM0.82m | 10:44AM0.54m | 11:03PM0.71m | 11:18AM0.50m | 11:41PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | 9:53 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 210 | 170 | 133 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 196 | 173 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | — | NW 11 | NW 6 | W 15 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 36 | 115 | 131 | 212 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 138 | 139 | 465 | 505 | 717 | 414 | 98 | 24 | 144 | 250 | 243 | 485 | 41 | 5 | 0 |
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