The Bar surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)21ft (6.5m)17s
Afternoon (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
!
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0
0
0
0
0
!
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4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
W
6
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
6
W
7
W
6.5
W
6
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
2
W
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1716151414161514141413131212121110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2529119315124307876592110290162561900017001129178879652842322919109214651020867636540472419383329
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
1.39
7:59PM
1.36
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:39-------6:35
Sunset---8:28-------8:30-------8:31----
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3--111111-11--1--11-----
Temp. °C7886667678985443691097543
Feels °C (?)-3-2-201-1-3-3-2012100-2246641-1-2
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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