Lahinch Left surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 IST
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Lahinch Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lahinch Left sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Left today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Left at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Lahinch Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3933
3770
3556
2499
1931
1316
1029
786
576
476
478
416
437
428
386
473
615
586
496
531
504
540
511
410
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM4.14m
8:52PM4.26m
9:34AM3.89m
9:50PM4.03m
10:37AM3.65m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.15m
2:26PM0.61m
3:02AM0.38m
3:20PM0.90m
4:03AM0.64m
4:24PM1.17m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:37
9:37
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
13
13
15
17
16
14
14
4
5
6
8
8
10
14
11
9
11
11
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
12
14
12
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2499
1931
1316
1029
786
576
476
478
416
437
428
386
473
615
586
496
531
504
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3933
3770
3556
2
1
3
540
511
410
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
152
152
303
85
85
90
3
3
88
88
70
67
70
3
3
3
3
88
0
23
90
152
87
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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