Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 IST
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Lackan Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lackan Bay sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
NW
18
1.6
NW
16
2
WNW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
150
232
342
477
518
584
584
575
488
711
1335
2032
2233
2176
2117
1956
1809
1644
1553
1235
1030
998
862
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:56PM2.90m
5:02AM3.26m
5:32PM3.08m
5:39AM3.29m
6:05PM3.21m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.40m
10:48PM0.64m
11:17AM0.30m
11:26PM0.50m
11:48AM0.25m
00:01AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
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9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
15
13
10
10
9
9
12
15
13
12
10
8
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
12
12
13
11
8
8
6
4
6
9
8
8
5
3
3
4
6
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
10
0.6
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.6
NW
16
2
WNW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
Energy kJ
80
150
232
342
477
518
584
584
575
488
411
1335
2032
2233
2176
2117
1956
1809
1644
1553
1235
1030
998
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
15
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
WNW
19
1.1
NW
18
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
69
53
51
50
49
49
55
37
29
241
711
336
265
251
198
198
167
119
88
92
80
88
57
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
5
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
NW
21
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
3
10
16
15
17
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
41
29
28
44
6
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
11
11
2
11
11
11
2
0
2
2
11
41
41
41
41
41
40
40
41
11
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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