Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
183 | 178 | 182 | 145 | 142 | 119 | 98 | 54 | 135 | 234 | 161 | 220 | 215 | 167 | 132 | 125 | 120 | 165 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27PM3.83m | 8:51AM3.19m | 9:06PM3.60m | 9:28AM3.06m | 9:44PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.07m | 2:40AM0.04m | 2:40PM0.20m | 3:16AM0.24m | 3:19PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
183 | 178 | 182 | 145 | 142 | 119 | 98 | 36 | 135 | 234 | 73 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 125 | 120 | 17 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 6 | W 18 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 18 | — | 11 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 | — |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 161 | 220 | 215 | 167 | 132 | — | — | 165 | 340 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 165 | 232 |
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