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The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Bar today?
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
227 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 177 | 184 | 191 | 194 | 153 | 150 | 179 | 150 | 144 | 136 | 127 | 112 | 87 | 120 | 117 | 139 | 179 | 230 | 279 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:01AM2.86m | 10:26PM3.38m | 11:05AM2.62m | 11:30PM3.22m | 12:17PM2.46m | 00:39AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.60m | 4:51AM0.58m | 4:46PM0.81m | 6:07AM0.72m | 5:58PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 227 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 177 | 184 | 191 | 194 | 153 | 150 | 179 | 150 | 144 | 136 | 127 | 112 | 87 | 120 | 117 | 139 | 179 | 230 | 279 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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