Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
0.9
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
315
300
352
435
426
355
302
302
343
1147
1141
1090
958
835
775
726
628
628
636
617
607
476
394
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:00AM3.65m
12:53PM3.43m
1:07AM3.56m
1:57PM3.47m
2:11AM3.55m
Low Tide
5:41PM1.34m
6:34AM0.96m
7:04PM1.36m
7:44AM0.96m
8:14PM1.26m
8:42AM0.91m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:40
9:43
9:44
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
19
20
21
22
20
19
18
19
23
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
19
19
20
22
21
20
18
20
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
Energy kJ
300
352
435
426
355
302
302
308
1147
1141
1090
958
835
775
726
628
628
636
617
607
476
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.9
W
15
Energy kJ
8
8
6
22
77
343
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
287
315
3
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
150
92
92
6
6
2
6
83
83
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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