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Lahinch

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55
Fresh · overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s
Waves
1.9 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
1.2 m
Low tide. Low at 15:35.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, onshore, gusts 51
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Decent 72/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.7 m · 28 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.0 m · 3 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 71/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.1 m · 27 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Fresh 61/100
chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.0 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 0.9 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.6 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 15:0054 · Freshoverhead 1.9 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 54 FreshFri 15:00 · 54 FreshFri 16:00 · 72 DecentFri 17:00 · 51 FreshFri 18:00 · 55 FreshFri 19:00 · 52 FreshFri 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 45 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 66 DecentSat 09:00 · 63 DecentSat 10:00 · 70 DecentSat 11:00 · 61 FreshSat 12:00 · 64 DecentSat 13:00 · 65 DecentSat 14:00 · 68 DecentSat 15:00 · 47 FreshSat 16:00 · 50 FreshSat 17:00 · 51 FreshSat 18:00 · 48 FreshSat 19:00 · 47 FreshSat 20:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 64 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 62 DecentSun 09:00 · 59 FreshSun 10:00 · 56 FreshSun 11:00 · 53 FreshSun 12:00 · 52 FreshSun 13:00 · 55 FreshSun 14:00 · 58 FreshSun 15:00 · 61 FreshSun 16:00 · 65 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 48 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 59 FreshMon 09:00 · 56 FreshMon 10:00 · 53 FreshMon 11:00 · 49 FreshMon 12:00 · 46 FreshMon 13:00 · 43 BlowyMon 14:00 · 46 FreshMon 15:00 · 49 FreshMon 16:00 · 52 FreshMon 17:00 · 55 FreshMon 18:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 61 FreshMon 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 30 BlowyTue 16:00 · 39 BlowyTue 19:00 · 48 FreshTue 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 12 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 16 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 46 FreshWed 13:00 · 20 GrimWed 16:00 · 20 GrimWed 19:00 · 29 BlowyWed 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightThu 01:00 · 28 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

54 Fresh
  • overhead 1.9 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.9 m29 km/h
faces 275° W · wind onshore
Waves
1.9 m @ 11 s from WSW
Wind
29 km/h WSW · gusts 51
Tide
1.2 m · low
Air
15°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0054 Fresh1.9 m (0.9 swell)11 sWSW29 km/h WSW511.2 m ▼0.2 mm15°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0072 Decent1.7 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W441.2 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0051 Fresh1.6 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW31 km/h W421.5 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0055 Fresh1.5 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW28 km/h W422.1 m dry14°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0052 Fresh1.4 m (0.8 swell)11 sWSW24 km/h WNW392.8 m dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0049 Fresh1.4 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h W353.5 m dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0045 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h WNW334.0 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0044 Blowy1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW17 km/h WNW314.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.3 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW15 km/h W293.9 m dry12°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W253.4 m dry11°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, light onshore
01:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWSW14 km/h W232.8 m dry11°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
02:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h W222.1 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
03:0060 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W221.6 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
04:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h W221.4 m ▼dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0076 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h SSW211.6 m ▼dry11°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h S192.0 m dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h S172.7 m dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW11 km/h S153.3 m dry9°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h S163.8 m dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW3 km/h SE174.1 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h SSW204.0 m ▲dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h SW223.7 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW9 km/h WSW233.1 m dry15°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
14:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW10 km/h WSW232.5 m dry16°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
15:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h W231.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
16:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW8 km/h W221.5 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW6 km/h W211.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h WSW191.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW4 km/h SW182.1 m dry14°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW5 km/h SSE202.7 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0040 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW12 km/h SSE243.2 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S283.6 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0034 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW17 km/h S313.8 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0037 Blowy0.8 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW15 km/h S323.7 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
01:0040 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW16 km/h S343.4 m dry12°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h S352.9 m dry13°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW372.4 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW19 km/h SSW381.9 m dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW21 km/h SSW391.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW411.8 m ▼0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SSW432.1 m 0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0062 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW19 km/h SSW442.5 m 0.1 mm14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW18 km/h SSW453.1 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)11 sWSW23 km/h SSW463.5 m 0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0053 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW463.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0052 Fresh1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW24 km/h SSW463.9 m ▲0.1 mm16°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0055 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW25 km/h SW473.7 m dry16°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0058 Fresh1.1 m (0.5 swell)10 sWSW29 km/h SSW433.3 m 0.2 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 · Decent · sea 15° · 1.7 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Lahinch surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Lahinch surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · 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.