Lacken, Ireland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Strandhill, 42 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 50 km.

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About Lacken

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (2°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (182°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 154). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Strandhill, 42 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 50 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Lacken.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Strandhill, 42 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 50 km.
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Forecast

Lacken does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lacken, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft11 ssoft	789kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	448kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	913kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	7 ft9 smushy	743kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	8 ft9 ssoft	939kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	7 ft12 ssoft	1,280kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	11°C
Mon 26Oct	40, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	850kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	12°C
Tue 27Oct	32, too small	6 ft7 smushy	291kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	9°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h 05 by road. About 15h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Lacken
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Lacken
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Lacken
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Lacken
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h 05 by road. About 15h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,625 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£370–£770
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£95–£155
Total		£855–£1,625

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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