Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 4AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1165 | 1042 | 1064 | 984 | 858 | 759 | 572 | 485 | 416 | 344 | 312 | 354 | 482 | 1179 | 1054 | 650 | 532 | 1077 | 1631 | 2628 | 2840 | 2686 | 2909 | 2713 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.65m | 10:40PM2.20m | 11:20AM2.48m | 00:02AM2.05m | 12:49PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM1.00m | 4:29PM1.16m | 4:26AM1.21m | 5:53PM1.34m | 5:47AM1.37m | 7:49PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1165 | 1042 | 1064 | 984 | 858 | 759 | 572 | 485 | 415 | 337 | 312 | 354 | 314 | 1179 | 1054 | 650 | 532 | 1077 | 1631 | 2628 | 2840 | 2686 | 2909 | 2713 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 293 | 591 | 673 | 673 | 643 | 623 | 504 | 423 | 416 | 344 | 282 | 225 | 482 | 132 | 129 | 95 | 522 | 343 | 205 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | W 17 | NW 10 | N 12 | NW 10 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 430 | 232 | 137 | 92 | 35 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | 22 | 49 | 175 | 25 | 37 | 124 | 63 | 60 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
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