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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
8.4° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
5
5
!
!
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.5
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.3
WNW
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)111110101212121220181817171716161615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94580448629848854771498013687529975810128886484547653660360754711443747804909455737992959
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
30
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
2.49
3:32AM
2.70
3:50PM
2.60
4:19AM
2.89
4:35PM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
1.22
9:06PM
1.05
9:44AM
1.07
9:54PM
0.91
10:29AM
0.90
10:34PM
0.74
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise--8:47-------8:45-------8:45-----
Sunset----4:38-------4:40-------4:42---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---121--11----2---------
Temp. °C445677554446655443245544
Feels °C (?)-1-1-3-30310-1-10220-1-1-1-2-301211
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