Lahinch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.93° N 9.35° W

Lahinch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lahinch Strand sea temperature is
17.4° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
!
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.2
NW
9
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
842
768
748
539
411
280
165
226
141
84
78
75
47
49
44
33
31
28
27
26
16
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
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
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:40PM3.37m
11:08AM3.30m
11:39PM3.07m
12:12PM3.10m
00:57AM2.90m
1:36PM3.05m
Low Tide
4:34AM1.36m
5:10PM1.53m
5:37AM1.68m
6:46PM1.73m
7:27AM1.81m
8:34PM1.66m
rain showers
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
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8:53
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
9
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
13
14
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