Lackan Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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
11.8° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
W
16
1.5
W
16
2.3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
659
544
416
294
205
118
50
80
132
222
496
1078
2341
2606
2463
2221
1992
1459
1136
894
663
466
452
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM3.46m
7:41PM3.64m
8:08AM3.30m
8:30PM3.60m
9:01AM3.06m
9:23PM3.49m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.04m
1:51AM0.05m
2:03PM0.18m
2:43AM0.17m
2:50PM0.38m
3:42AM0.36m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:43
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
6
7
6
3
3
7
8
6
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
10
10
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
W
16
1.5
W
16
2.3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
846
659
544
416
294
205
118
50
80
132
222
496
1078
2341
2606
2463
5
1
1136
894
663
466
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
16
0.2
N
8
1.2
WSW
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
44
33
55
82
6
282
5
5
5
12
14
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
N
8
0.3
W
13
0.4
NW
9
0.4
W
13
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
17
13
32
21
55
8
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
3
1.1
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
1.3
WSW
10
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
W
12
0.4
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
10
39
35
12
8
7
5
3
295
2221
1992
1459
2
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
11
11
47
154
11
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
173
551
0
0
2
9
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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