The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2
2
4
3
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.8
W
15
2
W
14
1.8
W
14
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
321
701
1453
1663
1297
1412
1218
914
735
614
456
300
235
227
223
229
177
135
177
194
191
150
147
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34PM3.66m
9:04AM3.13m
9:27PM3.54m
10:01AM2.86m
10:26PM3.38m
11:05AM2.62m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.20m
2:47AM0.19m
2:54PM0.39m
3:45AM0.38m
3:46PM0.60m
4:51AM0.58m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:42
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
17
16
15
13
13
12
12
14
17
8
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
10
9
9
8
9
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
10
1.2
W
16
1.8
W
15
2
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
110
154
701
1453
1663
1297
714
1218
914
735
614
456
300
235
227
223
229
177
135
177
194
191
150
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
10
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
31
321
151
19
20
74
66
40
28
14
8
8
5
5
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
16
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
NW
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
47
8
14
2
4
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1.2
W
5
2
W
13
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
1
8
10
71
1412
5
5
5
2
1
2
9
5
8
6
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
3
1
4
4
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
0
7
0
33
156
259
40
222
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
17
0
0
0
0
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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