Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 3AM is: 6.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1556 | 1521 | 1306 | 5137 | 10557 | 6287 | 5175 | 5851 | 4409 | 3440 | 2976 | 2394 | 2011 | 1735 | 1517 | 1462 | 1317 | 1293 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:13PM2.53m | 3:01AM2.24m | 3:11PM2.72m | 3:51AM2.48m | 3:55PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM1.12m | 8:53AM1.19m | 9:46PM0.87m | 9:41AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1556 | 1521 | 1306 | 5137 | — | — | — | — | 4409 | 3440 | 2976 | 2394 | 2011 | 1735 | 1517 | 1462 | 1317 | 1293 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 302 | — | 403 | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | 269 | 195 | 171 | 107 | 75 | 55 | 39 | 27 | 24 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 28 | 14 | — | 10557 | 6287 | 5175 | 5851 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 101 | 165 | 194 | 244 | 456 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
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