Lahinch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.93° N 9.35° W

Lahinch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.4
SW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
28
28
38
10
9
9
9
4
3
5
24
55
84
103
209
295
254
243
283
321
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21PM4.39m
6:45AM4.21m
6:53PM4.47m
7:16AM4.28m
7:25PM4.46m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.46m
00:30AM0.13m
12:39PM0.34m
1:00AM0.05m
1:10PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
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