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Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lahinch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
398 | 437 | 432 | 439 | 432 | 418 | 347 | 423 | 669 | 783 | 773 | 734 | 687 | 573 | 557 | 465 | 433 | 336 | 326 | 321 | 235 | 210 | 161 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:19PM3.88m | 4:30AM3.98m | 4:56PM4.05m | 5:09AM4.07m | 5:29PM4.16m | 5:44AM4.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.74m | 10:42AM0.46m | 11:00PM0.56m | 11:15AM0.40m | 11:33PM0.45m | 11:46AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 398 | 437 | 432 | 439 | 432 | 418 | 347 | 279 | 669 | 783 | 773 | 734 | 687 | 573 | 557 | 465 | 433 | 336 | 326 | 321 | 235 | 210 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | — | — | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 73 | 184 | 423 | 256 | 247 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
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