Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1621
1531
1216
1014
998
809
658
636
518
492
403
366
359
382
409
409
458
468
468
498
569
327
256
251
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:05PM3.21m
6:14AM3.27m
6:36PM3.28m
6:47AM3.21m
7:06PM3.31m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.25m
00:01AM0.41m
12:18PM0.24m
00:35AM0.36m
12:47PM0.27m
1:08AM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
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9:06
9:07
9:09
9:12
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
14
15
11
12
11
11
11
12
15
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
11
10
6
9
12
8
10
10
9
9
10
13
10
11
11
12
10
9
9
11
10
6
5
6
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1621
1531
1216
1014
998
809
658
636
518
492
403
366
359
382
409
409
458
468
468
498
569
327
256
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
117
106
80
78
78
74
63
68
59
57
35
33
19
18
8
8
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
Energy kJ
75
103
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
11
2
2
2
11
2
2
0
0
32
59
0
0
0
0
0
11
41
41
41
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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