The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bar today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.9
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
23
22
13
21
20
31
59
102
208
159
135
118
76
46
61
120
160
404
330
263
191
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:32AM2.99m
5:05PM2.99m
5:14AM3.01m
5:41PM3.12m
5:52AM3.02m
6:15PM3.21m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.55m
11:04PM0.72m
11:19AM0.52m
11:42PM0.63m
11:53AM0.50m
00:19AM0.58m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:52
9:53
9:54
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
18
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
13
13
15
13
12
13
16
12
11
9
9
9
8
11
12
13
11
9
8
8
7
9
12
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WSW
11
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
25
25
25
23
22
13
21
20
16
23
21
21
13
135
118
76
46
61
120
160
404
330
263
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
18
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
W
13
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
1
1
1
11
10
4
13
14
6
21
19
39
44
34
25
117
9
5
5
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
4
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
18
33
13
2
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
W
8
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
5
6
2
1
1
1
2
13
31
59
102
208
159
1
3
4
6
9
6
2
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
31
100
237
500
500
500
418
422
259
150
259
259
480
40
0
0
0
0
14
7
7
23
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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