Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 82 | 131 | 154 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 13 | 440 | 722 | 619 | 355 | 319 | 109 | 313 | 184 | 298 | 432 | 567 | 698 | 603 | 461 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45AM3.21m | 7:56PM3.62m | 8:17AM3.22m | 8:30PM3.53m | 8:52AM3.16m | 9:06PM3.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.19m | 2:06AM0.10m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:46PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | N 7 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
19 | 82 | 131 | 154 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 13 | 61 | 14 | 131 | 355 | 193 | 109 | 51 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 603 | 461 | 358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | W 9 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
29 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 108 | — | 32 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | N 9 |
12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 62 | 188 | 440 | 722 | 619 | 279 | 319 | 104 | 313 | 184 | 298 | 432 | 567 | 698 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 244 | 282 | 455 | 475 | 283 | 232 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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