The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
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
0.3
W
8
0.8
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
65
42
41
25
25
25
23
22
13
21
11
26
35
67
130
152
140
140
117
91
42
32
151
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:25PM2.83m
4:32AM2.99m
5:05PM2.99m
5:14AM3.01m
5:41PM3.12m
5:52AM3.02m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.82m
10:45AM0.55m
11:04PM0.72m
11:19AM0.52m
11:42PM0.63m
11:53AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:51
9:52
9:53
1
Temp °C
24
22
19
17
16
15
15
16
19
16
14
14
13
13
14
15
17
16
13
12
11
11
14
12
23
21
18
16
14
13
11
13
17
14
11
10
9
10
11
11
12
13
11
10
8
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
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
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WSW
11
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
68
65
42
41
25
25
25
23
22
13
21
11
9
23
21
22
13
140
140
117
91
42
32
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
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
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.1
W
11
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
12
Energy kJ
18
11
11
10
8
4
4
4
1
1
1
11
10
4
13
14
6
22
19
17
2
18
32
151
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
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
N
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
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
14
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
4
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
10
32
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
4
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
10
26
35
67
130
152
1
3
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
6
31
144
134
498
500
778
418
418
442
150
40
237
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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