Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
573 | 541 | 470 | 394 | 384 | 320 | 220 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 52 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.74m | 5:01AM2.54m | 5:20PM3.00m | 5:37AM2.73m | 5:53PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.92m | 10:56AM0.81m | 11:34PM0.70m | 11:31AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
573 | 541 | 470 | 394 | 384 | 320 | 220 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 52 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 5 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NW 7 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 53 | 67 | 67 | 11 | 39 | 40 |
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