Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8130 | 7067 | 6390 | 3555 | 2860 | 2805 | 2414 | 2254 | 2033 | 2924 | 2816 | 1870 | 1702 | 1662 | 1389 | 1274 | 1144 | 1064 | 984 | 917 | 759 | 667 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM3.08m | 9:08PM2.70m | 9:27AM2.87m | 9:47PM2.44m | 10:14AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.65m | 3:00AM0.78m | 3:37PM0.91m | 3:37AM1.00m | 4:29PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8130 | 7067 | 6390 | 3555 | 2752 | 1878 | 1617 | 1291 | 1213 | — | — | 1870 | 1702 | 1662 | 1389 | 1274 | 1144 | 1064 | 984 | 917 | 759 | 667 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | N 15 | N 14 | NNW 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 121 | 329 | 312 | 704 | 782 | 771 | 653 | 633 | 513 | 423 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 545 | 180 | 110 | 67 | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2860 | 2805 | 2414 | 2254 | 2033 | 2924 | 2816 | 878 | 799 | 490 | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 132 | 176 | 196 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 196 | 270 | 270 | 457 | 644 | 299 | 150 | 65 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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