Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
NW
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
96
99
115
83
84
54
54
46
53
70
30
27
26
37
37
35
33
33
105
92
70
68
52
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:03PM4.14m
7:26AM3.94m
7:37PM4.02m
8:02AM3.76m
8:12PM3.85m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.58m
1:09AM0.50m
1:20PM0.73m
1:42AM0.65m
1:52PM0.93m
2:17AM0.85m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:58
5:56
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9:07
9:08
9:10
9:13
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
6
6
6
5
6
8
6
5
6
6
5
5
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
4
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
116
96
99
115
83
84
54
54
46
53
30
27
9
37
37
35
33
33
105
92
70
68
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
26
5
10
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
4
2
70
18
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
161
0
197
197
197
0
104
0
0
0
405
413
0
119
119
53
0
0
255
302
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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