Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 122 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 43 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:37AM2.73m | 5:53PM3.23m | 6:10AM2.90m | 6:24PM3.43m | 6:42AM3.05m | 6:55PM3.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.60m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:03PM0.42m | 00:37AM0.31m | 12:34PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 6 |
48 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 122 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | W 7 | NW 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 |
5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 13 | N 12 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | — | NNW 7 |
— | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — |
3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 43 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 53 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 57 | 280 | 521 | 272 | 296 | 296 | 468 | 243 | 227 | 53 |
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