Lahinch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.93° N 9.35° W

Lahinch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.9° 

Lahinch Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
2.4
W
12
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
11
1.7
W
10
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
888
835
1060
736
1693
6905
4987
4681
3201
2878
2225
1866
1749
1777
1693
1398
1233
644
984
966
875
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
70
NW
60
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
20
ESE
30
NE
40
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM3.12m
2:19AM3.09m
2:31PM3.34m
3:10AM3.38m
3:18PM3.61m
Low Tide
8:21PM1.43m
8:39AM1.55m
9:07PM1.13m
9:23AM1.23m
9:44PM0.81m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
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8:11
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8:12
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8:15
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6:31
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6:29
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6:27
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 mm
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3
4
3
3
2
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1
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2
1
1
1
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5
12
Temp °C
10
12
11
11
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
4
6
6
5
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
3
5
4
3
3
4
6
7
7
7
3
-1
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