Surf Forecasts:
Lackan Bay surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 12 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with 4,046 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 12 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lackan Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Lackan Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lackan Bay in the next 16 days are 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 11) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 12th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 12th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lackan Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 300 | 582 | 733 | 637 | 932 | 2468 | 4046 | 2517 | 1513 | 573 | 342 | 287 | 107 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 247 | 187 | 274 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM2.94m | 3:19PM2.76m | 3:28AM3.05m | 4:13PM3.00m | 4:27AM3.17m | 5:04PM3.23m | 5:23AM3.27m | 5:54PM3.44m | 6:17AM3.32m | 6:43PM3.61m | 7:10AM3.30m | 7:33PM3.72m | 8:02AM3.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM1.02m | 8:59AM0.57m | 9:15PM0.85m | 9:52AM0.41m | 10:14PM0.62m | 10:42AM0.28m | 11:09PM0.38m | 11:31AM0.18m | 00:02AM0.19m | 12:19PM0.13m | 00:54AM0.07m | 1:06PM0.13m | 1:47AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 |
 | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:13 | 10:13 |
mm | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 17 | W 13 | — | N 8 | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 300 | 97 | — | 6 | 173 | — | 5 | — | 1513 | 573 | 342 | 287 | 107 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 247 | 187 | 274 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 235 | 127 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | E 3 | N 6 | W 6 | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 528 | — | 582 | 733 | 637 | 932 | 2468 | 4046 | 2517 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 731 | 2 | 123 | 532 | 0 | 196 | 563 | 232 | 232 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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