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Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 10PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
1
0
2
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0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616151414131313121212201818171716161615151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)597347053910313422471807132710037646095225149078149781438111980103328549718861515155448551556072
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSW
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		oncrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
3.36
1:24AM
3.55
2:08PM
3.49
2:39AM
3.78
3:20PM
3.74
3:41AM
4.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
1.25
7:57AM
1.12
8:25PM
1.09
9:05AM
0.78
9:26PM
0.83
10:00AM
0.43
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------8:26-------8:23-------8:22-
Sunset5:13-------5:15-------5:16-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1----21---11-1-------
Temp. °C987878787776787887666669
Feels °C (?)210000-10-111-1101123233335
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