Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 132 | 259 | 343 | 318 | 306 | 255 | 240 | 235 | 240 | 217 | 198 | 160 | 155 | 94 | 140 | 133 | 134 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM3.77m | 6:51AM3.25m | 7:07PM3.92m | 7:33AM3.29m | 7:48PM3.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM-0.01m | 12:41PM0.08m | 1:23AM-0.10m | 1:22PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 11 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 132 | 259 | 343 | 318 | 306 | 255 | 240 | 235 | 240 | 217 | 198 | 160 | 9 | 94 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 155 | 16 | 140 | 133 | 134 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 258 | 0 | 279 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 448 | 243 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island | |||||||||||||||||||
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