Valley Left surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 IST
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Valley Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Valley Left sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Valley Left today?

The current surf forecast for Valley Left at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Valley Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1601
1382
1093
958
799
739
605
491
483
386
372
366
359
346
361
361
458
441
517
370
327
256
256
196
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
E
0
NE
15
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
0
ESE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM3.08m
6:11AM3.10m
6:33PM3.16m
6:45AM3.06m
7:03PM3.19m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.23m
00:01AM0.42m
12:15PM0.25m
00:35AM0.37m
12:45PM0.31m
1:08AM0.38m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
6:00
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9:07
9:09
9:12
9:14
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
10
10
10
11
6
11
11
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
8
5
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1601
1382
1093
958
799
739
605
491
483
386
372
366
359
346
361
361
458
441
517
370
327
256
256
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
187
146
143
114
104
106
110
86
86
82
56
55
31
16
16
8
7
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
10
1
3
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
Energy kJ
35
51
70
131
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
56
0
0
0
0
10
0
5
5
5
84
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
93
12
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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