The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
8
17
15
13
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
15
14
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
0
S
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:06AM2.92m
2:07PM2.37m
2:27AM2.97m
3:22PM2.52m
3:32AM3.10m
Low Tide
6:20PM1.12m
7:58AM0.89m
7:57PM1.12m
9:14AM0.73m
9:12PM0.97m
10:07AM0.55m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:05
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8:52
8:53
8:55
8:58
1
Temp °C
18
17
13
10
10
9
11
14
16
14
12
12
11
10
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
10
6
6
5
8
11
16
12
11
12
10
9
12
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
8
17
15
13
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
5
7
15
14
6
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
N
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
8
8
4
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
8
8
1
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
8
2
2
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
160
134
99
99
99
134
252
252
252
155
252
252
252
252
242
415
104
40
40
40
40
103
252
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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