Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- 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 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| 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 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | 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 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
625 | 639 | 597 | 599 | 573 | 541 | 470 | 402 | 384 | 273 | 220 | 164 | 127 | 99 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.35m | 4:40PM2.74m | 5:01AM2.54m | 5:20PM3.00m | 5:37AM2.73m | 5:53PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM1.04m | 10:58PM0.92m | 10:56AM0.81m | 11:34PM0.70m | 11:31AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | 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 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
625 | 639 | 597 | 599 | 573 | 541 | 470 | 402 | 384 | 273 | 220 | 164 | 127 | 99 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | E 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | W 7 | NW 7 |
16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 11 | 11 |
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