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Valley Left surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Valley Left today?

The current surf forecast for Valley Left at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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 (?)
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
1.4
S
0.2
NNW
2.5
WSW
0.7
WNW
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)888679201817161616161616151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35171605039500000000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
35
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
2.74
6:02AM
3.26
6:18PM
2.79
6:35AM
3.36
6:52PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
0.54
11:37PM
0.46
12:16PM
0.42
12:10AM
0.36
12:50PM
0.32
12:41AM
0.32
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:47-------8:45-------8:45-------
Sunset--4:52-------4:53-------4:55-----
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1432---------22------
Temp. °C666678777665544546776666
Feels °C (?)000-1-1423433221-1-1-4-2110-122
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