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Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 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
9.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 1PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
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)
2
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111213131312121211111110101010101111101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95714121332121226385387683050154047304318701334934637461492664717836792778245224903262
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
3.88
9:47PM
3.55
9:58AM
3.57
10:36PM
3.37
10:51AM
3.30
11:32PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.79
3:35AM
1.23
4:08PM
1.10
4:34AM
1.45
5:07PM
1.36
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:47-------8:47-------8:45-----
Sunset----4:40-------4:42-------4:44---
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1211-12------1-----141--
Temp. °C56677777788877891011121212101010
Feels °C (?)-1-201-1-2-3-12243100036653-1-2-2
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