Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
343 | 273 | 273 | 110 | 112 | 120 | 152 | 307 | 377 | 503 | 476 | 383 | 301 | 257 | 183 | 145 | 93 | 88 | 67 | 147 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | 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 | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:46PM0.33m | 3:14AM0.32m | 3:26PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
128 | 144 | 93 | 110 | 79 | 74 | 51 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 383 | 301 | 257 | 183 | 145 | 93 | 88 | 67 | 64 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | W 18 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 11 |
20 | 20 | 8 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 25 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 12 | W 16 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
343 | 273 | 273 | 101 | 112 | 120 | 152 | 307 | 377 | 503 | 476 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 147 | 168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
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