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Lahinch

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81
Grand · overhead 1.6 m, period 12 s
Waves
1.6 m
12 s period from WSW · model cell 4.8 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 208 km away.
Tide
4.3 m
High tide. Low at 15:35.
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, cross, gusts 49
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
09:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind · 1.5 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 26 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 1.1 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 79/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 17 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 18 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 21 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 10:0081 · Grandoverhead 1.6 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 71 DecentFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 81 GrandFri 12:00 · 71 DecentFri 13:00 · 59 FreshFri 14:00 · 64 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 73 DecentFri 17:00 · 63 DecentFri 18:00 · 46 FreshFri 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 79 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 54 FreshSat 11:00 · 54 FreshSat 12:00 · 52 FreshSat 13:00 · 54 FreshSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 54 FreshSat 16:00 · 54 FreshSat 17:00 · 52 FreshSat 18:00 · 52 FreshSat 19:00 · 54 FreshSat 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 71 DecentSun 09:00 · 71 DecentSun 10:00 · 71 DecentSun 11:00 · 63 DecentSun 12:00 · 71 DecentSun 13:00 · 71 DecentSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 63 DecentSun 16:00 · 63 DecentSun 17:00 · 63 DecentSun 18:00 · 63 DecentSun 19:00 · 63 DecentSun 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 46 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 63 DecentMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 63 DecentTue 13:00 · 52 FreshTue 16:00 · 79 DecentTue 19:00 · 54 FreshTue 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

81 Grand
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • period 12 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m28 km/h
faces 275° W · wind cross
Waves
1.6 m @ 12 s from WSW
Wind
28 km/h S · gusts 49
Tide
4.3 m · high
Air
15°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0081 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)12 sWSW26 km/h S444.4 m ▲0.1 mm14°overhead 1.5 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
10:0081 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)12 sWSW28 km/h S494.3 m ▲0.3 mm15°overhead 1.6 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
11:0081 Grand1.7 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW27 km/h SSW543.9 m 0.9 mm16°overhead 1.7 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
12:0071 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW31 km/h SSW623.2 m 3.8 mm15°overhead 1.7 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
13:0059 Fresh1.9 m (0.8 swell)12 sWSW33 km/h SSW652.4 m 5.1 mm15°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
14:0064 Decent1.8 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW34 km/h SSW541.7 m 1.7 mm15°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:0073 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h WSW471.2 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0073 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW25 km/h W421.2 m ▼dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0063 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW27 km/h W401.5 m dry14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0046 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW30 km/h W402.1 m dry14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h W372.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0063 Decent1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W343.5 m dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW22 km/h WNW314.0 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0063 Decent1.2 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h WNW284.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h WNW253.9 m dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W233.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0077 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W212.8 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, light onshore
02:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W212.1 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W201.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h WSW191.4 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W181.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
06:0077 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW13 km/h W172.0 m dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, light onshore
07:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW172.7 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h S163.3 m dry10°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW14 km/h S163.8 m dry11°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW184.1 m ▲dry13°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SSW204.0 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h SW223.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
13:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW233.1 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW242.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h SSW251.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSW251.5 m ▼dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SW231.4 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h WSW221.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h S232.1 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.4 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h S262.7 m dry13°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S303.2 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S323.6 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0046 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h S333.8 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW353.7 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h S363.4 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW392.9 m dry15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW20 km/h SSW402.4 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW21 km/h SSW411.9 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0071 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW431.7 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW22 km/h SSW441.8 m ▼0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW23 km/h SSW442.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW26 km/h SW372.5 m 0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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 surf · Grand · sea 16° · 1.5 mFri, 2 Oct 08:30–09:30 · overhead 1.5 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Lahinch surf · Decent · sea 16° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Lahinch surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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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.