Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNE 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 52 | 122 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 43 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM3.23m | 6:10AM2.90m | 6:24PM3.43m | 6:42AM3.05m | 6:55PM3.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:03PM0.42m | 00:37AM0.31m | 12:34PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 6 |
27 | 52 | 122 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | N 13 | N 12 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 |
23 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 12 | N 8 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 43 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 9 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 53 | 11 | 255 | 508 | 165 | 270 | 233 | 233 |
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