Lackan Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.28° N 9.24° W

Lackan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lackan Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.5° 

Lackan Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
9
2.4
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.5
N
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1088
798
624
466
357
294
246
204
193
173
151
113
82
64
55
30
16
16
16
15
26
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:38AM2.50m
00:05AM2.33m
12:49PM2.36m
1:31AM2.17m
2:25PM2.35m
Low Tide
5:44PM1.18m
6:11AM1.24m
7:15PM1.34m
7:46AM1.33m
9:03PM1.31m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
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