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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ISTForecast 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Bar today?
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
186 | 222 | 336 | 383 | 434 | 434 | 437 | 350 | 497 | 996 | 1451 | 1629 | 1743 | 1467 | 1409 | 1319 | 1283 | 1111 | 902 | 824 | 711 | 689 | 517 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.93m | 5:06AM3.29m | 5:36PM3.10m | 5:43AM3.33m | 6:09PM3.24m | 6:17AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.40m | 10:51PM0.62m | 11:21AM0.30m | 11:29PM0.50m | 11:52AM0.25m | 00:04AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:06 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 186 | 222 | 336 | 383 | 434 | 434 | 437 | 350 | 280 | 996 | 1451 | 1629 | 1743 | 1467 | 1409 | 1319 | 1283 | 1111 | 902 | 824 | 711 | 689 | 517 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | — | N 10 | — | NW 21 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 10 | — | 8 | — | 17 | 146 | 497 | 224 | 216 | 157 | 161 | 135 | 133 | 85 | 97 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | E 2 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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