Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 142 | 86 | 79 | 54 | 164 | 235 | 191 | 220 | 215 | 167 | 132 | 125 | 99 | 17 | 271 | 303 | 349 | 392 | 551 | 721 | 1270 | 1479 | 1479 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM3.19m | 9:06PM3.60m | 9:28AM3.06m | 9:44PM3.29m | 10:06AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.04m | 2:40PM0.20m | 3:16AM0.24m | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:51AM0.49m | 3:59PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 18 | N 7 |
167 | 142 | 86 | 79 | 53 | 164 | 27 | 73 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 125 | 99 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 6 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | — | W 18 |
9 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 54 | 27 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 6 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SSW 2 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 235 | 191 | 220 | 215 | 167 | 132 | — | 1 | 106 | 271 | 303 | 349 | 392 | 551 | 721 | 1270 | 1479 | 1479 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 233 | 455 | 475 | 272 | 296 | 352 | 232 | 232 | 196 |
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