Lahinch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.93° N 9.35° W

Lahinch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
276
291
331
528
646
824
789
808
740
799
804
821
838
755
739
861
727
528
340
274
227
106
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM3.84m
9:54PM3.73m
10:20AM3.57m
10:40PM3.37m
11:08AM3.30m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.89m
3:51AM0.98m
4:14PM1.22m
4:34AM1.36m
5:10PM1.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:53
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
11
9
11
11
10
11
10
7
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