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Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lahinch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | |
158 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 118 | 123 | 133 | 114 | 111 | 148 | 120 | 108 | 96 | 119 | 118 | 84 | 83 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:01PM4.22m | 6:18AM4.12m | 6:32PM4.21m | 6:51AM4.06m | 7:03PM4.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.41m | 00:05AM0.39m | 12:17PM0.46m | 00:37AM0.41m | 12:48PM0.58m | 1:09AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | 9:08 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 158 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 125 | 116 | 90 | 118 | 123 | 133 | 114 | 111 | 148 | 120 | 108 | 96 | 119 | 118 | 84 | 83 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 226 | 73 | 360 | 194 | 194 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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