Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 1AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
783
773
734
687
573
557
465
433
336
303
242
220
164
161
158
117
107
105
103
101
99
90
88
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:56PM4.05m
5:09AM4.07m
5:29PM4.16m
5:44AM4.12m
6:01PM4.22m
6:18AM4.12m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.56m
11:15AM0.40m
11:33PM0.45m
11:46AM0.41m
00:05AM0.39m
12:17PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:07
6:05
6:03
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9:00
9:01
9:04
9:06
2
4
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
12
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
15
16
15
12
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
8
4
4
2
2
4
4
6
6
8
8
8
8
12
13
12
9
6
6
6
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
Energy kJ
669
783
773
734
687
573
557
465
433
336
303
242
220
164
161
158
117
107
105
103
101
99
90
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
256
247
198
158
156
117
112
82
74
74
74
83
97
69
66
57
35
33
32
18
16
8
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
4
5
7
8
8
5
3
1
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
0
2
2
73
104
85
84
3
2
6
0
6
6
2
8
77
17
21
83
17
6
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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