Lahinch Strand surf break

Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4005
3341
2499
1931
1316
1029
786
576
476
532
482
428
358
411
442
586
615
521
443
452
460
435
338
331
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM4.14m
8:52PM4.26m
9:34AM3.89m
9:50PM4.03m
10:37AM3.65m
10:53PM3.81m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.15m
2:26PM0.61m
3:02AM0.38m
3:20PM0.90m
4:03AM0.64m
4:24PM1.17m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:37
9:37
9:39
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
5
6
8
8
10
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
8
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2499
1931
1316
1029
786
576
476
532
482
428
358
411
442
586
615
521
443
452
460
338
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
4005
3341
2
5
5
6
435
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
150
300
109
87
92
6
6
6
91
73
84
73
151
6
6
6
2
2
91
92
302
83
83
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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