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Lackan Bay Surf Forecast
/ Mayo and Achill Island (14 surf breaks) /
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Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 9 | |
658 | 636 | 518 | 492 | 403 | 366 | 359 | 382 | 361 | 361 | 458 | 433 | 468 | 424 | 333 | 327 | 256 | 314 | 393 | 276 | 310 | 295 | 210 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:14AM3.27m | 6:36PM3.28m | 6:47AM3.21m | 7:06PM3.31m | 7:19AM3.12m | 7:37PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.24m | 00:35AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.27m | 1:08AM0.36m | 1:17PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | 9:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 658 | 636 | 518 | 492 | 403 | 366 | 359 | 382 | 361 | 361 | 458 | 433 | 468 | 424 | 333 | 327 | 256 | 314 | 2 | 255 | 226 | 180 | 176 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 73 | 75 | 90 | 77 | 393 | 276 | 310 | 295 | 210 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 57 | 65 | 57 | 150 | 237 | 87 | 73 | 246 | 73 | 282 | 525 | 57 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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