Valley Left Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mayo and Achill Island, Ireland)

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Valley Left Surf Guide

Valley Left in Mayo and Achill Island is a very sheltered point break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the south with some shelter here from west winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. There is no point break. The location means that it never gets crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Valley Left Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	2	rarely breaks	12.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Valley Left:

The best conditions reported for surf at Valley Left occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Valley Left (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Valley Left with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in January while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 53% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

53%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Valley Left Location Map

Interactive Valley Left surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Valley Left Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Valley Left

Current tide and informaton

For Valley Left, 0 km from Valley Left.

Next High Water: 09:01am | 2.52m

Next Low Water: 02:54am | 0.72m

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Valley Left Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.0 °C) at Valley Left is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 7.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.