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Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 IST
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Lahinch Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 5AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
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0
0
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2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
W
1.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)9910181716161616161616151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220484573131368377065616958235486548650323981343030642593232621512637199816291308948833628
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
5
SW
35
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
E
40
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
SSE
30
SW
30
SW
20
S
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
4.20
5:55PM
3.95
6:03AM
4.31
6:29PM
4.02
6:37AM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.71
11:40AM
0.41
11:46PM
0.59
12:12PM
0.29
12:19AM
0.52
12:45PM
0.23
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:38-------8:37-------8:36---
Sunset------4:57-------4:59-------5:00-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
13111------441-111------
Temp. °C767666664354778777556776
Feels °C (?)105-21243-1-3-3-51111000-2-1011
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