The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.8
SW
4
1.2
WSW
7
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
210
170
133
94
68
65
42
41
25
25
25
23
22
13
13
20
21
157
295
219
182
144
86
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM2.98m
4:25PM2.83m
4:32AM2.99m
5:05PM2.99m
5:14AM3.01m
5:41PM3.12m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.60m
10:21PM0.82m
10:45AM0.55m
11:04PM0.72m
11:19AM0.52m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:51
9:52
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
20
23
21
18
16
15
15
16
16
19
16
14
12
13
13
14
17
18
16
14
14
13
13
14
19
22
19
17
15
14
13
13
14
18
14
12
9
9
10
9
12
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
NW
10
0.2
W
13
0.4
NW
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
218
210
170
133
94
68
65
42
41
25
25
25
23
22
13
13
20
15
23
13
20
182
144
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
7
4
10
12
11
11
10
8
4
4
4
1
1
1
11
10
4
7
12
20
18
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
5
7
7
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.2
WSW
7
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
5
14
21
157
295
219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
23
100
134
489
500
751
422
455
242
40
237
259
40
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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