The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bar sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)14131314131212151414131313121212111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26858658660749544643976486279265146135621315010769473820191096
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
3.52
8:43PM
3.55
9:08AM
3.24
9:32PM
3.39
10:04AM
2.91
10:30PM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.13
2:49AM
0.20
3:04PM
0.39
3:43AM
0.44
3:53PM
0.68
4:49AM
0.71
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:15
Sunset---8:45-------8:46-------8:49----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C91111111198689111110766811111110986
Feels °C (?)67788552214440-1-114456542
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