Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 May 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
11.9° 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 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
1.1
W
15
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
522
1748
1708
1642
1475
1430
1198
1141
1027
1155
1136
1136
1061
778
683
595
434
375
313
249
198
158
154
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:29PM2.40m
1:44AM2.99m
2:38PM2.49m
2:47AM2.96m
3:35PM2.64m
3:41AM2.94m
Low Tide
7:13PM1.04m
8:28AM0.72m
8:27PM1.02m
9:21AM0.66m
9:28PM0.93m
10:04AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:50
9:51
9:52
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
16
16
15
17
20
14
14
13
11
10
11
14
14
13
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
16
14
15
14
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
10
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
355
370
1748
1708
1642
1475
1430
1198
1141
1027
1155
1136
1136
1061
778
683
595
434
375
313
249
198
158
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
1.1
W
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
82
522
8
7
7
7
12
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.1
W
19
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
11
134
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.4
E
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
7
13
29
35
31
26
3
6
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
129
57
57
41
57
41
41
57
57
32
40
11
11
11
2
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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