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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 IST
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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 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
3
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
1.9
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.2
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212161615151515181616151514141318171615141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797657497494178921642241221124452199465243143545265021871575115588131122855230316041141958
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
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		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
3.51
8:46PM
2.91
9:01AM
3.38
9:30PM
2.82
9:45AM
3.20
10:21PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.34
2:33AM
0.46
3:16PM
0.44
3:16AM
0.63
4:02PM
0.59
4:09AM
0.83
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise8:37-------8:34-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:54-------4:57-------4:59-----
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
---1---12-----121-------
Temp. °C576777767777765767766666
Feels °C (?)2101110-11000-1-2-4-1-201110-1-2
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