Valley Left surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle16 Day 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)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Valley Left this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Valley Left in the next 16 days are 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 11s period and expected on Saturday (May 09) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (IST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Wed 13th May)16ft (5.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Valley Left over the next 16 days.


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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.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
N
11
2.2
N
11
2
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
2.1
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1715
1311
0
0
0
0
0
471
537
320
291
349
645
2420
6409
5006
3716
712
501
238
226
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
25
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM2.56m
11:39AM2.05m
00:07AM2.51m
1:01PM2.05m
1:15AM2.54m
2:16PM2.19m
2:17AM2.66m
3:14PM2.41m
3:12AM2.83m
4:02PM2.68m
4:02AM3.02m
4:46PM2.95m
4:50AM3.19m
Low Tide
4:14PM1.09m
5:35AM1.13m
5:17PM1.20m
6:56AM1.09m
6:40PM1.24m
8:06AM0.92m
8:00PM1.16m
9:00AM0.69m
9:02PM0.99m
9:44AM0.44m
9:54PM0.78m
10:26AM0.22m
10:42PM0.54m
11:08AM0.06m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:24
9:25
9:28
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:35
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
5
3
1
0
3
4
4
5
7
7
7
4
3
2
1
1
0
3
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
1.5
NW
9
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
1715
1311
63
37
35
17
17
15
14
320
69
76
67
49
44
40
40
712
501
238
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
14
0.9
N
8
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.1
S
8
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
1.1
N
9
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
119
100
8
4
3
3
4
109
39
29
26
1
37
33
192
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
8
3
2
13
15
15
50
2
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
2.3
N
11
2.2
N
11
2
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
2.1
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NNW
11
2.3
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
5
5
1270
1137
959
762
544
471
537
27
291
349
645
2420
6409
5006
3716
1055
524
226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
128
111
512
517
111
111
275
331
331
523
191
191
560
516
1270
798
482
516
523
191
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
9
6
4
4
9
5
9
9
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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Information about the Valley Left Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Valley Left provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Valley Left can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Valley Left surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Valley Left) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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