Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 May 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
123
118
114
111
109
116
96
112
84
73
73
71
54
54
53
70
30
27
26
37
37
35
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:32PM4.21m
6:51AM4.06m
7:03PM4.14m
7:26AM3.94m
7:37PM4.02m
8:02AM3.76m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.41m
12:48PM0.58m
1:09AM0.50m
1:20PM0.73m
1:42AM0.65m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:58
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9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
7
6
5
7
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
6
4
6
6
7
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
118
123
118
114
111
109
116
96
112
84
73
73
71
54
54
53
30
27
26
37
37
35
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
6
3
12
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
2
70
14
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
83
0
0
0
69
119
226
194
0
197
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
418
119
119
83
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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