Lighthouse surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 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
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 6PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Mar)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615141413131313131313131313121212111110101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1321011171830272126136779010025107241126710381102139573848668985175366926121794153114661359146814561403
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
W
45
WNW
40
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
55
NW
50
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
W
20
W
15
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
3.04
9:32PM
3.02
10:07AM
2.68
10:42PM
2.80
11:34AM
2.40
12:16AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.61
3:41AM
0.72
4:01PM
0.93
5:05AM
0.99
5:28PM
1.17
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise6:28-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset---6:53-------6:55-------6:58----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
22352412111111--111-121-
Temp. °C99876455666777764791110988
Feels °C (?)532-3-4-10-8-8-6-6-6-4-2-110-11566533
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