Lackan Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.28° N 9.24° W

Lackan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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) - 7ft (2.2m), 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 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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)7ft (2.2m)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 Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
3
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
842
717
1071
1088
798
555
466
348
294
246
204
202
182
155
92
69
43
45
32
20
19
40
28
29
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
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-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:07PM2.61m
11:38AM2.50m
00:05AM2.33m
12:49PM2.36m
1:31AM2.17m
2:25PM2.35m
Low Tide
5:11AM1.02m
5:44PM1.18m
6:11AM1.24m
7:15PM1.34m
7:46AM1.33m
9:03PM1.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
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8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
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