Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lahinch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | NW 7 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 17 | 85 | 187 | 208 | 187 | 161 | 161 | 127 | 100 | 95 | 120 | 135 | 150 | 150 | 162 | 206 | 229 | 298 | 390 | 486 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23AM4.30m | 8:34PM4.40m | 9:01AM4.10m | 9:13PM4.08m | 9:39AM3.84m | 9:54PM3.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.24m | 2:52PM0.59m | 3:14AM0.59m | 3:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | W 18 | — | W 19 | — | — | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 14 | 3 | — | 208 | 187 | 161 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 17 | 85 | 187 | — | — | — | 161 | 127 | 100 | 95 | 120 | 135 | 150 | 150 | 162 | 206 | 229 | 298 | 390 | 486 | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 109 | 150 | 92 | 617 | 160 | 152 | 150 | 92 | 1137 | 690 | 690 |
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