Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
17
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
340
398
437
432
439
432
418
347
423
669
783
773
734
687
573
557
465
427
336
326
242
220
164
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:19PM3.88m
4:30AM3.98m
4:56PM4.05m
5:09AM4.07m
5:29PM4.16m
5:44AM4.12m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.57m
10:24PM0.74m
10:42AM0.46m
11:00PM0.56m
11:15AM0.40m
11:33PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:59
9:00
9:01
9:04
2
3
Temp °C
11
15
15
15
11
9
8
7
9
13
16
15
12
10
9
7
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
8
12
11
11
7
5
4
3
3
7
10
9
6
3
2
1
2
5
4
5
6
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
Energy kJ
229
340
398
437
432
439
432
418
347
279
669
783
773
734
687
573
557
465
427
336
326
242
220
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
W
6
0.3
WNW
19
0.5
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
28
1
73
184
423
256
247
158
158
121
117
85
75
74
80
80
59
89
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
5
8
11
11
8
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
1
4
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
69
2
2
2
73
73
100
104
94
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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