Lackan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.28° N 9.24° W

Issued: 12 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lackan Bay sea temperature is

15.4° C

Lackan Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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)	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNE 6	WNW 8	W 7	W 7	N 5	N 5	N 5	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 13	W 12	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	267	225	220	211	169	166	125	90	72	67	50	44	28	28	19	20	20	16	16	18	18	28	47	46
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:03AM2.84m				3:49PM2.90m					4:14AM2.94m				4:50PM3.16m				5:16AM3.07m				5:44PM3.43m
Low Tide				9:24AM0.64m				9:59PM0.71m					10:25AM0.50m				11:02PM0.46m				11:20AM0.35m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	14	16	21	23	23	21	20	18	16	18	20	22	22	20
Feels °C	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	8	11	12	13	16	20	22	22	20	20	18	15	17	19	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 5	N 5	W 7	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 12	W 12
kJ	267	225	220	211	169	166	125	90	68	67	45	37	27	28	19	20	20	9	16	18	18	17	47	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 9	—	N 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	W 13	WNW 7	WNW 7
kJ	—	2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	28	28	17	16	15	16	8	5	2	28	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 15	W 14	W 13	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	9	9	4	16	14	4	10	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 6	—	E 3	N 5	E 2	E 3	E 3	E 3	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 3
kJ	43	34	34	43	47	78	78	81	72	59	50	—	1	27	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	5	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Dooega Mayo and Achill Island	Dooega Mayo and Achill Island	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Ballyconnell Sligo	Inishcrone Sligo	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Brandon Bay Kerry	Ownachincha Cork	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Coumeenole Kerry	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Dooega Mayo and Achill Island	Dooega Mayo and Achill Island	Kilcummin Harbour Mayo and Achill Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	41	41	41	65	65	150	150	41	41	41	39	11	58	58	231	302	455	452	452	255	67	65	65	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island				Dooega	Dooega			Dooega	Dooega	Dooagh	Dooagh	Dooagh									Dooagh	Dooagh	Dooagh	Dooagh
Rating (10 max)				1	1			1	1	1	1	1									1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Bundoran Donegal	Portballintrae Antrim	Portballintrae Antrim	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork				Derrynane Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Oysterhaven Cork	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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