Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | 578 | 639 | 597 | 599 | 573 | 541 | 470 | 459 | 384 | 320 | 220 | 160 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 98 | 128 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.35m | 4:40PM2.74m | 5:01AM2.54m | 5:20PM3.00m | 5:37AM2.73m | 5:53PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM1.13m | 10:15AM1.04m | 10:58PM0.92m | 10:56AM0.81m | 11:34PM0.70m | 11:31AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
319 | 578 | 639 | 597 | 599 | 573 | 541 | 470 | 459 | 384 | 320 | 220 | 160 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 98 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NW 7 | W 11 | NW 7 | N 12 | NW 11 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
— | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 9 | 65 | 65 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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