Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
SW
4
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
24
24
24
11
10
5
6
20
65
183
117
215
193
147
85
94
80
72
71
69
68
43
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
0
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:52PM3.65m
9:25AM3.32m
9:39PM3.45m
10:19AM3.13m
10:36PM3.29m
11:23AM3.02m
Low Tide
2:27PM1.13m
2:56AM1.07m
3:05PM1.35m
3:43AM1.28m
3:53PM1.54m
4:43AM1.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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9:13
9:14
9:15
9:17
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
7
10
11
12
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
7
6
6
6
4
3
6
7
7
7
9
8
5
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
-1
-2
-2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
Energy kJ
36
24
24
24
11
10
2
5
4
65
183
117
215
193
147
78
94
80
72
71
69
68
43
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
5
2
20
20
20
8
5
66
56
85
84
13
44
11
11
7
6
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.4
NW
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
76
38
1
2
8
2
27
7
9
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
S
2
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
W
7
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
6
11
35
5
7
10
16
18
16
23
32
34
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
83
258
73
91
84
84
84
107
109
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
98
98
98
98
98
375
362
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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