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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
7.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
1.9
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212111917151414141413131312121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1984169015851400108788476166148638315593302391137143282142724521667149712107975654161222
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
E
15
ENE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
S
0
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
45
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
3.04
7:15AM
3.58
7:31PM
3.02
7:49AM
3.58
8:07PM
2.98
8:23AM
3.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.27
1:26PM
0.31
1:21AM
0.27
2:00PM
0.30
1:55AM
0.34
2:36PM
0.34
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:40-------8:37-------8:37---
Sunset------4:51-------4:52-------4:54-
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------113---1533------21
Temp. °C776557667877666666656665
Feels °C (?)-20-1000-1255444545432-1-4012
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