Lahinch Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Lahinch.

The outlook for the next 16 days is pretty bleak, to be honest. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy surf ahead. There’s no standout swell to get excited about, and the conditions are going to be fighting us more often than not.

Kicking off on Wednesday morning, the 29th of July, we see a 3ft swell from the west with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak at 133, and it gets blown out straight away by a 12 mph cross-onshore southwesterly wind. It’s a poor start. That theme sticks through the rest of the week and into the weekend. Thursday the 30th stays small at around 3ft to 4ft from the west-northwest, but the wind stays onshore or cross-shore, making everything choppy. Friday the 31st is no better with a 4ft windswell from the west-southwest and a short 6-second period, energy dropping to 112, and more onshore wind.

Things get properly small on Saturday the 1st of August, with waves dropping to just 2ft and combined energy falling into the 60s. By Sunday morning, the 2nd of August, the swell bottoms out at 1ft from the west-southwest. The wind swings easterly, giving us a light breeze and clean-ish conditions, but the size is tiny. That afternoon sees a glassy 1.0ft swell – you could probably count the waves on one hand.

From Monday the 3rd right through to the 13th of August, we’re stuck in a rut. Swell heights hover between 0.6ft and 2ft. The combined energy stays well under 100, mostly in the teens, 20s, or 30s. The wind is a mixed bag – sometimes offshore, sometimes cross, but the lack of any real swell energy means there’s nothing to surf. A few clean windows pop up on the 11th of August (Tuesday morning) with a cross-offshore breeze and a 2ft swell from the west-northwest, but it’s still barely surfable. The period is short, between 6 and 11 seconds, and nothing builds.

Honestly, there’s not a single standout window in this 16-day forecast. If you’re a beginner looking for a gentle wave on a foamie, maybe the glassy Sunday afternoon on the 2nd or the clean Tuesday morning on the 11th might offer a wobbly ride, but there’s no push. The water temp is sitting around 61°, which is about average for the time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re waiting.

For now, keep the board in the car, check the forecast again in a few days. It’s a slow spell, but it always changes.

Rusty.

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