
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
151 | 138 | 148 | 158 | 882 | 3118 | 9487 | 13634 | 14110 | 11519 | 9388 | 7356 | 5510 | 4633 | 3550 | 2735 | 2287 | 1849 | 1565 | 993 | 926 | 814 | 645 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.36m | 8:46PM3.29m | 9:09AM3.21m | 9:33PM3.00m | 9:59AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.23m | 2:48AM0.30m | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:31AM0.57m | 4:07PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
151 | 138 | 148 | 158 | 882 | 3118 | 9487 | 13634 | 14110 | 11519 | 9388 | 7356 | 5510 | 4633 | 3550 | 2735 | 2287 | 1849 | 1565 | 993 | 926 | 814 | 645 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
8 | 8 | 26 | 71 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 260 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
65 | 61 | 93 | 94 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 517 | 454 | 356 | 402 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 403 | 459 | 472 | 459 | 459 | 187 | 146 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 180 | 180 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 180 | 196 | 68 | 0 |
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