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Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
8.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 6AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Feb)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (01 Feb)15ft (4.5m)17s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
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!
!
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2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)151414141313181717161616151414141313131316161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3064276524871785234826825384124701044478736194499335802791194511969056835774851306172715891526
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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
/ height (m)
5:06AM
3.55
5:33PM
3.15
5:51AM
3.77
6:16PM
3.22
6:32AM
3.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.37
11:23AM
0.16
11:25PM
0.20
12:07PM
0.02
12:05AM
0.10
12:47PM
-0.02
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----8:25-------8:23-------8:22---
Sunset------5:15-------5:16-------5:19-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C777868976554688776666555
Feels °C (?)33321254421-1010-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-1
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