Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 117 | 394 | 274 | 273 | 320 | 85 | 116 | 127 | 152 | 150 | 242 | 263 | 334 | 341 | 257 | 212 | 183 | 121 | 114 | 60 | 72 | 231 | 251 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM3.22m | 8:30PM3.53m | 8:52AM3.16m | 9:06PM3.35m | 9:31AM3.05m | 9:47PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.10m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:46PM0.33m | 3:14AM0.32m | 3:26PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 117 | 82 | 131 | 149 | 85 | 57 | 79 | 74 | 51 | 65 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 341 | 257 | 212 | 183 | 121 | 114 | 60 | 72 | 33 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | W 18 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 32 | 20 | 20 | — | 85 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 25 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | W 18 | N 8 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 12 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 214 | 394 | 274 | 273 | 320 | 113 | 116 | 127 | 152 | 150 | 242 | 263 | 334 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 107 | 231 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 352 | 552 | 565 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 0 |
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