Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 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
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
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
1.9
NW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
86
85
83
69
150
232
342
477
518
584
594
575
488
711
1335
1869
2262
2379
2175
1956
1903
1644
1598
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14PM2.70m
4:19AM3.19m
4:56PM2.90m
5:02AM3.26m
5:32PM3.08m
5:39AM3.29m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.80m
10:44AM0.40m
10:48PM0.64m
11:17AM0.30m
11:26PM0.50m
11:48AM0.25m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:01
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9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
14
11
10
10
9
9
12
15
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
8
7
8
7
4
6
9
8
8
4
4
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
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
1.9
NW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
121
86
85
83
56
150
232
342
477
518
584
594
575
488
411
1335
1869
2262
2379
2175
1956
1903
1644
1598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
15
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
WNW
19
1.1
NW
18
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
69
53
51
50
49
30
30
54
29
241
711
397
319
251
198
210
167
164
128
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
NW
21
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
9
8
18
17
17
10
16
15
17
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
2
3
29
29
28
44
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
243
113
65
11
11
2
0
11
41
11
0
0
2
2
32
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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