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Lahinch Strand surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, W swell with 3,504 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lahinch Strand this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lahinch Strand in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lahinch Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, so the long-range picture for Lahinch over the next couple of weeks is a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. There's a decent amount of swell on the cards. But the wind is going to be the big story, and for the first week, it's not a pretty one. Lots of cross-on and onshore breezes are going to keep things messy and lumpy. The water's sitting at 62°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
We're starting off with a poor outlook. Friday the 4th through to the following Thursday the 10th is all looking pretty grim. There's surf there, but it's going to be blown out and ragged. The swell is there, with Friday seeing 12ft of west swell, but the wind is a strong cross-on 25 mph, so it's going to be a washing machine. It stays like this for days, with the wind howling. We do see it drop back a bit on Saturday, but the swell drops too, and it's still onshore.
There's a bit of a gap in the quality, and then we finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. The first real glimmer comes on Friday the 11th in the afternoon. The wind drops to a glassy 3 mph, and we get a clean 5ft of west swell. The conditions are clean, and that's a start.
Saturday the 12th morning keeps the clean vibe going with a light cross-offshore breeze and 4ft of west swell. The afternoon turns to mush, though. Sunday and Monday go back to poor, with small, onshore slop.
Then we get to the real standout of the whole run. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are the ones to circle on the calendar. The wind finally swings around to the northeast and east-northeast, giving us a proper offshore flow. The swell is up too, with 4ft to 7ft of groundswell from the west and west-northwest. Now, that 7ft on Friday morning is a bit on the bigger side, but the clean offshore wind will make it a lot more manageable. The pick of the bunch is Friday the 18th in the afternoon: glassy conditions, 6ft of west-northwest swell, and a period of 10 seconds. That's the one that's got my attention. It's a long way off, but it's promising. After that, we fade back into small and poor surf for the weekend.
Lahinch Strand (Ireland) is a point break that's fairly consistent. It's a beginner-plus wave, and when it's on, it's a great place to learn. But that Friday the 18th afternoon is the one. The offshore wind and glassy conditions will have it looking proper. The crowds there are often, so expect some company if you get out.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3462 | 3172 | 1731 | 709 | 363 | 225 | 234 | 1080 | 1008 | 1324 | 1060 | 2458 | 2389 | 2056 | 904 | 399 | 169 | 392 | 635 | 619 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47AM3.55m | 11:26PM3.34m | 12:05PM3.37m | 00:57AM3.21m | 1:36PM3.40m | 2:30AM3.34m | 2:57PM3.65m | 3:43AM3.64m | 4:00PM4.00m | 4:38AM3.97m | 4:50PM4.33m | 5:22AM4.24m | 5:33PM4.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM1.21m | 5:22AM1.38m | 6:26PM1.38m | 7:14AM1.50m | 8:18PM1.22m | 8:49AM1.29m | 9:30PM0.84m | 9:51AM0.95m | 10:23PM0.44m | 10:38AM0.61m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:20AM0.33m | 11:45PM-0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 709 | 363 | 225 | 234 | — | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3462 | 3172 | 1731 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 1080 | 1008 | 1324 | 1060 | 2458 | 2389 | 2056 | 904 | 399 | — | 392 | 635 | 619 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 497 | 606 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 405 | 403 | 151 | 150 | 320 | 344 | 606 | 606 | 83 | 150 | 320 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 87 |
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