Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2523 | 2253 | 2005 | 1750 | 1556 | 1697 | 1661 | 1561 | 6506 | 5797 | 2812 | 4320 | 4715 | 4221 | 3412 | 2935 | 2688 | 2011 | 1871 | 1805 | 1586 | 1505 | 1479 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45AM2.06m | 2:13PM2.53m | 3:01AM2.24m | 3:11PM2.72m | 3:51AM2.48m | 3:55PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM1.35m | 9:02PM1.12m | 8:53AM1.19m | 9:46PM0.87m | 9:41AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | W 12 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 2523 | 2253 | 2005 | 1750 | 1556 | 1697 | 1661 | 1561 | — | — | 1227 | — | 4715 | 4221 | 3412 | 2935 | 2688 | 2011 | 1871 | 1805 | 1586 | 1505 | 1479 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | — | — | 132 | 302 | — | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 70 | 38 | 17 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 28 | — | 6506 | 5797 | 2812 | 4320 | 3555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 40 | 154 | 64 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 119 | 176 | 255 | 306 | 459 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 73 | 165 |
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