Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 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
11.5° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
WNW
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
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
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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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)
2
WNW
16
2.2
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
15
2.2
NW
14
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Energy 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)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Energy 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)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
20
30
30
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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