Lahinch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.93° N 9.35° W

Lahinch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
730
755
710
755
804
821
985
1083
959
838
624
383
280
232
151
135
84
51
26
60
46
24
31
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM3.57m
10:40PM3.37m
11:08AM3.30m
11:39PM3.07m
12:12PM3.10m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.98m
4:14PM1.22m
4:34AM1.36m
5:10PM1.53m
5:37AM1.68m
6:46PM1.73m
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
13
Feels °C
12
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
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