Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | N 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 408 | 383 | 341 | 257 | 218 | 178 | 151 | 93 | 70 | 73 | 143 | 208 | 239 | 262 | 235 | 326 | 585 | 873 | 1000 | 1041 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:52AM3.16m | 9:06PM3.35m | 9:31AM3.05m | 9:47PM3.11m | 10:16AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.33m | 3:14AM0.32m | 3:26PM0.50m | 3:54AM0.54m | 4:14PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 383 | 341 | 257 | 218 | 178 | 151 | 93 | 70 | 54 | 119 | 127 | 146 | 262 | 235 | 220 | 178 | 133 | 94 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 17 | N 11 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 73 | 26 | 63 | 87 | 6 | 220 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 6 | W 16 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 388 | 408 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 143 | 208 | 239 | 212 | — | 326 | 585 | 873 | 1000 | 1041 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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