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Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 08 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
!
0
!
!
0
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
WNW
2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)10131312121212121211121313131313121211111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5101070105494292511001214153914551327266848595070717445893068207014311049730524327273266
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NNW
5
N
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
4.18
9:01PM
3.77
9:10AM
3.88
9:47PM
3.55
9:58AM
3.57
10:36PM
3.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
0.48
2:46AM
0.97
3:19PM
0.79
3:35AM
1.23
4:08PM
1.10
4:34AM
1.45
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise8:48-------8:47-------8:47-------
Sunset--4:39-------4:40-------4:42-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655566666777788777876689
Feels °C (?)320-1-1-2-1-2-1-2-2-3-100144430-100
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