Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
11.4° 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 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
NW
18
1.6
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
518
584
584
575
488
711
1335
1869
2262
2176
2010
1956
1809
1621
1553
1216
1014
998
983
746
647
636
518
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:56PM2.90m
5:02AM3.26m
5:32PM3.08m
5:39AM3.29m
6:05PM3.21m
6:14AM3.27m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.64m
11:17AM0.30m
11:26PM0.50m
11:48AM0.25m
00:01AM0.41m
12:18PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:01
6:00
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9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
10
9
9
9
12
15
13
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
12
13
11
7
7
7
4
6
9
8
8
5
4
4
5
3
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.6
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
477
518
584
584
575
488
411
1335
1869
2262
2176
2010
1956
1809
1621
1553
1216
1014
998
983
746
647
636
518
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
WNW
19
1.1
NW
18
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
49
49
49
54
29
241
711
397
319
251
198
198
167
119
88
82
80
78
78
58
64
68
59
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
21
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
17
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
29
29
28
30
6
12
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
11
11
2
0
0
2
32
41
41
41
32
41
40
41
11
39
11
11
9
0
2
2
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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