
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 151 | 170 | 179 | 188 | 1632 | 4369 | 10316 | 12670 | 12675 | 11444 | 9473 | 7659 | 6075 | 5152 | 3974 | 2837 | 2538 | 2202 | 1747 | 1158 | 1026 | 814 | 645 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | off | off |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.36m | 8:46PM3.29m | 9:09AM3.21m | 9:33PM3.00m | 9:59AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.10m | 2:28PM0.23m | 2:48AM0.30m | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:31AM0.57m | 4:07PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
163 | 151 | 170 | 179 | 188 | 1632 | 4369 | 10316 | 12670 | 12675 | 11444 | 9473 | 7659 | 6075 | 5152 | 3974 | 2837 | 2538 | 2202 | 1747 | 1158 | 1026 | 814 | 645 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 102 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 225 | 337 | 408 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 10 | — | — |
52 | 61 | 74 | 97 | 74 | 16 | 34 | 36 | 36 | — | — | 22 | 21 | 42 | 55 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 370 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1198 | 545 | 403 | 468 | 472 | 459 | 232 | 146 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 180 | 180 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
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