The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 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
11.6° 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: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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 morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
2.1
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.7
N
11
0.9
NNW
11
1.3
N
7
0.8
NNW
11
1.2
N
11
1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
60
222
543
546
424
1544
1470
1214
1229
1142
957
713
698
737
668
643
645
720
225
170
164
345
231
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:45AM2.51m
10:15PM2.81m
10:35AM2.33m
11:12PM2.69m
11:42AM2.20m
00:19AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.95m
4:29AM1.13m
4:22PM1.10m
5:36AM1.23m
5:26PM1.22m
7:00AM1.20m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:46
5:43
5:41
5:39
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9:16
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
11
8
7
6
6
5
7
8
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
2.1
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
32
60
222
543
546
424
1544
1470
1214
1229
1142
957
713
698
737
68
67
39
37
225
170
164
19
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
11
0.1
W
16
0.9
NW
14
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
28
15
65
71
5
304
38
66
59
90
84
121
105
102
69
44
43
41
21
37
37
20
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
18
15
8
8
2
20
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.7
N
11
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
11
1
N
11
Energy kJ
5
2
6
4
2
668
643
645
720
148
144
103
345
231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
22
40
149
156
40
39
39
6
6
6
33
39
39
39
39
43
480
219
225
591
39
39
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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