Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 342 | 296 | 305 | 405 | 1256 | 942 | 687 | 486 | 813 | 1256 | 2233 | 2638 | 2648 | 2675 | 2675 | 2462 | 2253 | 1975 | 1581 | 1532 | 1401 | 1401 | 1261 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40PM2.20m | 11:20AM2.48m | 00:02AM2.05m | 12:49PM2.42m | 1:45AM2.06m | 2:13PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM1.21m | 5:53PM1.34m | 5:47AM1.37m | 7:49PM1.32m | 7:39AM1.35m | 9:02PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 400 | 337 | 296 | 305 | 327 | 1256 | 942 | 687 | 486 | 813 | 1256 | 2233 | 2638 | 2648 | 2675 | 2675 | 2462 | 2253 | 1975 | 1581 | 1532 | 1401 | 1401 | 1261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 416 | 342 | 282 | 225 | 405 | 132 | 129 | 95 | 311 | 324 | 235 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 9 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 17 | NW 10 | N 12 | — | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 49 | 175 | — | 37 | 106 | 63 | 60 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 63 | 53 | 55 |
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