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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 10 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
8.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)11111010101010111212111191111111413121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13569035963843774525456637897112900179611481432102910186561619142214131550136912361342
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
65
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
2.46
11:27AM
2.69
12:13AM
2.40
12:31PM
2.51
1:25AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
0.88
4:57AM
1.11
5:53PM
1.05
6:11AM
1.26
7:00PM
1.14
7:35AM
1.30
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------8:49-------8:48-------8:48-
Sunset4:32-------4:34-------4:36-------
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-232111-2423-1--1---11--
Temp. °C66689101111121289888987766667
Feels °C (?)10-3-2135533-5111254343210-1
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