Lackan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.28° N 9.24° W

Issued: 6 am 10 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	1	1	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 9	W 11	W 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	170	466	441	416	326	319	273	276	225	220	211	169	137	125	90	72	67	45	44	28	28	17	16	16
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	1:48AM2.81m				2:42PM2.70m				3:03AM2.84m				3:49PM2.90m					4:14AM2.94m				4:50PM3.16m
Low Tide			8:16AM0.73m				8:46PM0.92m				9:24AM0.64m				9:59PM0.71m					10:25AM0.50m				11:02PM0.46m


	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:06	10:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	18	21	23	23	21	20
Feels °C	15	14	12	12	9	9	7	7	8	8	7	9	9	11	14	15	16	16	17	20	22	24	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 11	W 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 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
kJ	153	466	441	416	326	319	273	276	225	220	211	169	137	125	90	68	67	45	25	18	28	12	11	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	—	N 10	N 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 8	WNW 8	W 7	—	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7
kJ	170	2	2	2	2	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	44	28	—	17	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 8	—	W 21	W 21	W 21
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 3	E 3	NNE 5	E 3	E 2	E 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	13	36	66	62	37	37	47	64	78	106	84	72	45	36	1	1	20	1	1	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muckros Donegal	The Bar Sligo	Muckros Donegal	Dooega Mayo and Achill Island	Tullaghan (Leitrim) Donegal	Inch Reefs Kerry	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Muckros Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Lahinch Strand Clare	Muckros Donegal	Lighthouse Sligo	The Bar Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Inishcrone Sligo	Inishcrone Sligo	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Derrynane Kerry	Barvas (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	57	40	57	65	63	243	73	41	41	41	57	53	150	57	41	40	11	11	11	58	85	287	485	455
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island	Dooagh	Dooagh		Dooagh								Dooega			Dooega	Dooagh	Dooagh	Dooagh	Dooagh	Doonloughan
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2								1			1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Aileen's Clare	Aileen's Clare	Aileen's Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Bundoran Donegal	Inch Reefs Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Coumeenole Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Back Strands Sligo	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Portballintrae Antrim	Bundoran Donegal	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Derrynane Kerry	Oysterhaven Cork
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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