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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 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
8.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2
NNW
2
NNW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)11111212111110911111113121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5775886997112440207914319121010901819130618601883182416791411119211541202802864864819
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
50
SSE
55
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
2.69
12:13AM
2.40
12:31PM
2.51
1:25AM
2.43
1:45PM
2.44
2:35AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
1.05
6:11AM
1.26
7:00PM
1.14
7:35AM
1.30
8:08PM
1.14
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise8:49-------8:48-------8:48-------
Sunset--4:34-------4:36-------4:37-----
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
Rain (mm)
1-2222---221135---1-----
Temp. °C1112121099998898766777766443
Feels °C (?)652-2-12233465432321-2-11-1-1-2
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