Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 96 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 122 | 150 | 180 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 80 | 75 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:20PM3.00m | 5:37AM2.73m | 5:53PM3.23m | 6:10AM2.90m | 6:24PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.70m | 11:31AM0.60m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:03PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
127 | 96 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 122 | 150 | 180 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 80 | 75 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | W 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | N 8 | N 9 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 85 |
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