The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 IST
Forecast 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
8.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
!
!
!
5
4
4
4
3
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)111113131315151415161515151414141313131413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3133087699098892868321435954209505549904608411736633139247724972934430950814654493950055313
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crossonglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
3.51
6:56AM
3.80
7:20PM
3.51
7:36AM
3.65
7:59PM
3.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
-0.17
12:38AM
-0.00
1:05PM
-0.11
1:16AM
0.05
1:41PM
0.06
1:58AM
0.21
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:47-------6:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C8111311109877101211877789988765
Feels °C (?)5710987545798434463224321
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