The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.7
WNW
6
1
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
235
252
132
121
94
88
74
71
70
49
48
45
30
41
147
345
511
470
333
424
413
1092
1229
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM3.13m
9:05AM2.71m
9:29PM2.97m
9:45AM2.51m
10:15PM2.81m
10:35AM2.33m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.65m
2:57AM0.77m
2:58PM0.80m
3:38AM0.96m
3:36PM0.95m
4:29AM1.13m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:48
5:46
5:43
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9:13
9:15
9:16
9:19
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
6
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
6
5
4
9
11
12
11
9
7
7
8
9
10
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
4
6
5
6
3
1
-1
4
6
7
8
5
4
4
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
1
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
262
235
252
132
121
94
88
67
56
42
42
33
31
30
41
147
345
511
470
333
424
413
1092
1229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
0.7
NW
14
0.9
NW
13
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
2
38
35
24
35
74
71
70
49
48
45
28
28
16
15
7
65
208
179
295
59
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
7
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
23
22
17
4
20
5
20
18
38
37
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
4
1
8
1
1
4
5
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
465
465
39
6
0
0
0
144
0
112
0
0
0
12
22
7
149
149
40
7
40
99
99
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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