Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1456 | 1326 | 1224 | 1109 | 1109 | 1043 | 843 | 843 | 959 | 1297 | 880 | 877 | 699 | 503 | 420 | 348 | 286 | 216 | 293 | 239 | 228 | 202 | 160 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 10:23PM2.94m | 10:47AM2.70m | 11:07PM2.61m | 11:38AM2.50m | 00:05AM2.33m | 12:49PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.76m | 4:45PM0.93m | 5:11AM1.02m | 5:44PM1.18m | 6:11AM1.24m | 7:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
1456 | 1 | 1 | 1109 | 1 | 1 | 843 | 843 | 959 | — | 441 | 273 | 217 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 125 | 119 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 18 | W 17 | N 8 | W 17 | W 17 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 17 | WSW 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 10 | W 16 |
— | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | N 7 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | 1326 | 1224 | — | 1109 | 1043 | — | — | 4 | 1297 | 880 | 877 | 699 | 503 | 420 | 348 | 286 | 216 | 293 | 239 | 228 | 202 | 160 | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 146 | 123 | 173 | 57 | 246 | 246 | 203 | 414 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 448 | 299 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 452 | 296 |
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