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Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 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 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
W
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
W
1.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)1110101010108910181716161616161616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38229423723318887133484682131368377065652558235555516047844032366132813204272721232091
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
NW
25
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
3.84
5:29AM
4.20
5:55PM
3.95
6:03AM
4.31
6:29PM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.58
11:13PM
0.71
11:40AM
0.41
11:46PM
0.59
12:12PM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:40-------8:38-------8:37-----
Sunset----4:54-------4:57-------4:59---
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1241-------42-----
Temp. °C533467666666654354578666
Feels °C (?)1-1-2-101-121-12342-1-3-4-3-112-102
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