
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 3AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
919 | 921 | 1169 | 1553 | 2448 | 4263 | 7228 | 10381 | 14209 | 15502 | 12999 | 10577 | 8582 | 7140 | 5769 | 3946 | 4137 | 3155 | 2574 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:40PM2.80m | 9:59AM2.79m | 10:20PM2.49m | 10:45AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.63m | 3:36AM0.78m | 4:04PM0.91m | 4:14AM1.04m | 4:57PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8582 | 7140 | 5769 | 3946 | — | — | 2574 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — |
919 | 921 | 1169 | 1553 | 2448 | 4263 | 7228 | 10381 | 14209 | 15502 | 12999 | 10577 | — | — | — | — | 4137 | 3155 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 503 | 468 | 505 | 283 | 508 | 1026 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 232 | 731 | 232 | 176 | 187 | 211 | 196 | 196 |
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