Lahinch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.93° N 9.35° W

Lahinch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
15.2°C
2.0° 

Lahinch Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1944
1909
1709
1575
1610
1455
1215
1066
828
726
621
546
476
403
173
135
98
71
94
200
239
643
560
377
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:57AM3.62m
9:28PM3.30m
9:44AM3.34m
10:26PM3.03m
10:48AM3.12m
Low Tide
2:33AM1.11m
2:59PM1.11m
3:10AM1.42m
3:46PM1.42m
4:00AM1.69m
4:59PM1.65m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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8:07
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6:40
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6:37
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6:36
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
5
6
7
9
7
6
5
6
6
8
8
9
8
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