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Lahinch Strand surfForecast / Clare / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lahinch Strand today?
The current surf forecast for Lahinch Strand at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lahinch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | |
389 | 323 | 262 | 212 | 165 | 159 | 123 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 72 | 20 | 14 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 94 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:53PM3.58m | 3:08AM3.59m | 3:40PM3.71m | 3:57AM3.66m | 4:21PM3.83m | 4:40AM3.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM1.10m | 9:28AM0.86m | 9:54PM0.94m | 10:09AM0.81m | 10:33PM0.80m | 10:45AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 389 | 323 | 262 | 212 | 165 | 159 | 123 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 65 | 82 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 20 | 14 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 94 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 77 | 403 | 302 | 606 | 405 | 224 | 109 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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