Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
138 | 135 | 132 | 108 | 150 | 407 | 352 | 273 | 320 | 339 | 311 | 306 | 154 | 262 | 248 | 266 | 341 | 341 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56PM3.62m | 8:17AM3.22m | 8:30PM3.53m | 8:52AM3.16m | 9:06PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.19m | 2:06AM0.10m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:46PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
138 | 135 | 132 | 108 | 150 | 102 | 128 | 149 | 93 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 51 | 14 | 15 | 266 | 341 | 341 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
33 | 33 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 9 | N 9 |
1 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
— | — | 44 | 75 | 138 | 407 | 352 | 273 | 320 | 339 | 311 | 306 | 154 | 262 | 248 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 246 | 173 | 352 | 540 | 572 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island | |||||||||||||||||||
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