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Lahinch

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Dip score now
49
Fresh · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
1.5 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 4.8 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 208 km away.
Tide
2.3 m
Rising. High at 09:15.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, cross, gusts 33
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
08:00
Fresh 60/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 24 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 65/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Fresh 48/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 1.2 m · 20 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 69/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 58/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 18 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 61/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0051 · Freshmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 48 FreshFri 10:00 · 38 BlowyFri 11:00 · 8 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 12 GrimFri 15:00 · 10 GrimFri 16:00 · 17 GrimFri 17:00 · 38 BlowyFri 18:00 · 43 BlowyFri 19:00 · 48 FreshFri 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 58 FreshSat 09:00 · 73 DecentSat 10:00 · 78 DecentSat 11:00 · 79 DecentSat 12:00 · 75 DecentSat 13:00 · 70 DecentSat 14:00 · 60 FreshSat 15:00 · 56 FreshSat 16:00 · 57 FreshSat 17:00 · 49 FreshSat 18:00 · 54 FreshSat 19:00 · 58 FreshSat 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 50 FreshSun 09:00 · 54 FreshSun 10:00 · 59 FreshSun 11:00 · 57 FreshSun 12:00 · 65 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 45 FreshSun 16:00 · 41 BlowySun 17:00 · 37 BlowySun 18:00 · 32 BlowySun 19:00 · 36 BlowySun 20:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 24 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 28 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 25 Grim · nightMon 10:00 · 34 BlowyMon 13:00 · 48 FreshMon 16:00 · 36 BlowyMon 19:00 · 24 GrimMon 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 32 BlowyTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 69 DecentTue 19:00 · 53 FreshTue 22:00 · 40 Blowy · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 58 FreshWed 13:00 · 56 FreshWed 19:00 · 51 FreshThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 61 FreshThu 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

51 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.5 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.5 m21 km/h
faces 275° W · wind cross
Waves
1.5 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 33
Tide
2.6 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0047 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)12 sWSW21 km/h S321.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
06:0051 Fresh1.5 m (1.0 swell)12 sWSW21 km/h S332.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.5 m
07:0056 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)12 sWSW24 km/h S363.4 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
08:0060 Fresh1.4 m (0.9 swell)12 sWSW24 km/h S394.0 m dry14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
09:0048 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)12 sWSW26 km/h S444.4 m ▲0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, big sea 1.5 m
10:0038 Blowy1.6 m (0.9 swell)12 sWSW27 km/h S484.3 m ▲0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.6 m
11:008 Grim1.7 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW29 km/h S543.9 m 1.2 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
12:000 Grim1.7 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW32 km/h SSW583.2 m 2.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
13:000 Grim1.9 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW31 km/h WSW612.4 m 5.5 mm15°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
14:0012 Grim1.8 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SW511.7 m 2.1 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, big sea 1.8 m
15:0010 Grim1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h WSW451.2 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0017 Grim1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W391.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0038 Blowy1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W361.5 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0043 Blowy1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W342.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0048 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W322.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h W303.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0070 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h WNW254.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0075 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW16 km/h W224.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h W213.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h W203.4 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0061 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h W202.8 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h W192.1 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0049 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W181.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W171.4 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
05:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h WSW161.6 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
06:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S152.0 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h S152.7 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h S153.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S153.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0078 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S174.1 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
11:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S194.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0075 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h S213.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0070 Decent0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h S233.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h S242.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0056 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h S241.9 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0057 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S241.5 m ▼dry17°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
17:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW221.4 m ▼dry18°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SW241.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0058 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h SSW242.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
20:0063 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h SSW262.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0067 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW283.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW18 km/h SSW313.6 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW323.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SW343.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0057 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW363.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW352.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW362.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0036 Blowy1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SSW361.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, 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° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Lahinch dip · Decent · 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 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m

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Lough Keagh

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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.