Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 154 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 108 | 309 | 508 | 429 | 336 | 273 | 282 | 229 | 258 | 291 | 307 | 354 | 439 | 461 | 412 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45AM3.21m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
131 | 154 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 108 | 51 | 106 | 131 | 154 | 168 | 96 | 64 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 461 | 412 | 316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 13 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 8 | W 18 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | N 7 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SSE 2 |
2 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 98 | 309 | 508 | 429 | 336 | 273 | 282 | 229 | 258 | 291 | 307 | 354 | 439 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 282 | 455 | 540 | 572 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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