Valley Left surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Valley Left today?

The current surf forecast for Valley Left at 10PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2.5
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
N
11
2.3
N
11
2.2
N
11
2.3
N
11
2.1
N
11
2
N
11
1.9
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
9
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1715
1688
1511
1311
1256
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
454
508
471
581
563
537
477
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM2.56m
11:39AM2.05m
00:07AM2.51m
1:01PM2.05m
1:15AM2.54m
Low Tide
4:14PM1.09m
5:35AM1.13m
5:17PM1.20m
6:56AM1.09m
6:40PM1.24m
8:06AM0.92m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:24
9:25
9:28
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
1.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1715
1688
1511
1311
1256
98
63
58
37
37
36
35
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
477
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
119
107
138
100
98
8
8
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
8
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
2
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
N
11
2.3
N
11
2.2
N
11
2.3
N
11
2.1
N
11
2
N
11
1.9
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
9
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
5
21
5
5
5
1338
1270
1253
1137
1257
1049
959
882
776
762
669
544
454
508
471
581
563
537
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
128
128
111
111
111
128
512
512
517
525
600
111
139
93
111
606
275
275
280
331
331
331
331
331
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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