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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 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
2032 | 2262 | 2176 | 2010 | 1956 | 1903 | 1621 | 1453 | 1216 | 1014 | 998 | 809 | 658 | 527 | 518 | 492 | 372 | 366 | 389 | 382 | 367 | 361 | 354 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM3.08m | 5:39AM3.29m | 6:05PM3.21m | 6:14AM3.27m | 6:36PM3.28m | 6:47AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.50m | 11:48AM0.25m | 00:01AM0.41m | 12:18PM0.24m | 00:35AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 2032 | 2262 | 2176 | 2010 | 1956 | 1903 | 1621 | 1453 | 1216 | 1014 | 998 | 809 | 658 | 527 | 518 | 492 | 372 | 366 | 389 | 382 | 367 | 361 | 354 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 319 | 251 | 198 | 198 | 156 | 153 | 128 | 106 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 73 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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