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Lahinch

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0
Grim · fresh breeze, rain
Waves
2.0 m
11 s period from WSW · model cell 4.8 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 208 km away.
Tide
2.0 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 15:35.
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 69
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.5 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 5 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 19 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 85/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 13:000 · Grimfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 19 GrimFri 16:00 · 43 BlowyFri 17:00 · 27 GrimFri 18:00 · 60 FreshFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 82 GrandSat 12:00 · 82 GrandSat 13:00 · 82 GrandSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 82 GrandSat 16:00 · 82 GrandSat 17:00 · 82 GrandSat 18:00 · 82 GrandSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 42 BlowySun 15:00 · 50 FreshSun 16:00 · 42 BlowySun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 46 FreshSun 20:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 60 FreshMon 10:00 · 49 FreshMon 11:00 · 52 FreshMon 12:00 · 52 FreshMon 13:00 · 52 FreshMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 52 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 68 DecentTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 88 GrandTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 85 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 72 DecentWed 19:00 · 85 GrandWed 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

0 Grim
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
  • big sea 2.0 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m32 km/h
faces 275° W · wind cross
Waves
2.0 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
32 km/h SSW · gusts 69
Tide
2.4 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 3.9 mm rain

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:000 Grim2.0 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW32 km/h SSW692.4 m 3.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 2.0 m
14:000 Grim2.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW41 km/h SSW661.7 m 2.7 mm16°strong wind, rain, big sea 2.2 m
15:0019 Grim1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h WSW511.2 m ▼0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0043 Blowy1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W441.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0027 Grim1.6 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h W421.5 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0060 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W422.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h WNW392.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W353.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0060 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h WNW334.0 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h WNW314.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
23:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h W293.9 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W253.4 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0073 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W232.8 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
02:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W222.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W221.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0076 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W221.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW211.6 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h S192.0 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h S172.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0074 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S153.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h S163.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW3 km/h SE174.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h SSW204.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h SW223.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW233.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW232.5 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h W231.9 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h W221.5 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h W211.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
18:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h WSW191.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h SW182.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h SSE202.7 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSE243.2 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S283.6 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S313.8 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0073 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S323.7 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S343.4 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S352.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW372.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW381.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SSW391.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW411.8 m ▼0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SSW432.1 m 0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SSW442.5 m 0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW453.1 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW463.5 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW463.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between SW and N reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Lahinch (modelled), 4 km away · metres above chart datum
03:0509:1515:3521:45
Low 03:05 · 1.1 mHigh 09:15 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.2 mHigh 21:45 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
275° W
Swell window
SW 220° → N 0°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 4.8 km out
Water
Good Quality

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: Steep ramp leads onto beachDogs on lead (Before 11 am and after 6 pm during summer season, otherwise not allowed at all times onto beach during summer.)

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · right here · mobile

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 10 km · fixed

Lahinch is a sandy beach, subject to strong waves and strong currents. There is a defence barrier consisting of large boulders to prevent coastal erosion. Below the rocky defence barrier the bathing area is sandy with the absence of vegetation. Activities include surfing, kite surfing, wind surfing, horse riding and angling. The use of personal watercraft and fast power craft is prohibited. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🌊 Lahinch dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Lahinch dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
🌊 Lahinch dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.