Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lahinch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 176 | 161 | 188 | 235 | 249 | 291 | 331 | 516 | 695 | 908 | 1130 | 1109 | 1249 | 1307 | 1233 | 1147 | 928 | 755 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:13PM4.08m | 9:39AM3.84m | 9:54PM3.73m | 10:20AM3.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.59m | 3:14AM0.59m | 3:31PM0.89m | 3:51AM0.98m | 4:14PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 176 | 161 | 188 | 235 | 249 | 291 | 331 | 516 | 695 | 908 | 1130 | 1109 | 1249 | 1307 | 1233 | 1147 | 928 | 755 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 302 | 92 | 606 | 160 | 149 | 325 | 710 | 690 | 690 | 150 | 346 | 308 | 300 | 312 | 300 | 302 | 331 | 312 |
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