Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 278 | 263 | 259 | 742 | 1071 | 772 | 822 | 748 | 1112 | 1597 | 2011 | 2441 | 2111 | 1784 | 1931 | 1928 | 3254 | 6008 | 10640 | 11801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:27PM3.40m | 7:45AM3.37m | 8:00PM3.19m | 8:17AM3.25m | 8:33PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.17m | 1:27AM0.17m | 1:46PM0.27m | 1:57AM0.34m | 2:21PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 9 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 288 | 278 | 263 | 259 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 2 | — | 2441 | 2111 | 1784 | 1931 | 1928 | 3254 | 6008 | 10640 | 11801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | SSW 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 14 | 742 | 1071 | 772 | 822 | 748 | 1112 | 1597 | 2011 | — | — | 27 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 39 | 403 | 140 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 506 | 551 | 552 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 397 | 493 | 709 | 700 | 493 | 493 |
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