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Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 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
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 11AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1615151515151414131313121212111111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)559252415757599956815350423833292384213917261187902778546459382294237233188143142169
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
3.50
4:16AM
3.83
4:43PM
3.68
4:54AM
4.03
5:19PM
3.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
1.02
10:03PM
1.06
10:31AM
0.79
10:40PM
0.87
11:06AM
0.58
11:13PM
0.71
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:41-------8:41-------8:40-----
Sunset----4:52-------4:52-------4:54---
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-1-------------------
Temp. °C555787554335655433357666
Feels °C (?)0003442210023120-2-2-202122
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