
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 30ft (9.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 30ft (9.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4820 | 4297 | 3606 | 2877 | 4147 | 10624 | 22479 | 37328 | 34929 | 30511 | 26396 | 20475 | 16131 | 10265 | 8644 | 5678 | 3747 | 2563 | 1756 | 1211 | 997 | 1333 | 676 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05AM3.01m | 5:09PM3.37m | 5:39AM3.24m | 5:46PM3.51m | 6:14AM3.42m | 6:25PM3.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.34m | 10:58AM0.53m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:35AM0.32m | 11:58PM-0.02m | 12:12PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 12 |
4820 | 4297 | 3606 | 2877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 3619 | 1513 | 2392 | 3747 | 2563 | 1756 | 1211 | 997 | 1333 | 676 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2224 | 1661 | 1365 | 724 | 432 | 300 | 281 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | 106 | 4147 | 10624 | 22479 | 37328 | 34929 | 30511 | 26396 | 20475 | 16131 | 10265 | 8644 | 5678 | — | 5 | 39 | 67 | 41 | 18 | 51 | 1976 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 2 | 180 | 456 | 1148 | 1148 | 1198 | 818 | 1198 | 664 | 1198 | 1198 | 1198 | 730 | 283 | 232 | 2 | 40 | 184 | 9 | 119 | 140 | 452 | 468 |
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