
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 126 | 132 | 308 | 343 | 318 | 306 | 245 | 250 | 245 | 240 | 217 | 164 | 160 | 101 | 74 | 138 | 133 | 140 | 176 | |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM3.13m | 6:24PM3.77m | 6:51AM3.25m | 7:07PM3.92m | 7:33AM3.29m | 7:48PM3.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.22m | 00:41AM-0.01m | 12:41PM0.08m | 1:23AM-0.10m | 1:22PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
173 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 126 | 132 | 308 | 343 | 318 | 306 | 245 | 250 | 245 | 240 | 217 | 164 | 160 | 101 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 138 | 133 | 140 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 243 | 243 | 730 | 243 | 449 |
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