Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 72 | 319 | 578 | 639 | 597 | 599 | 573 | 541 | 470 | 459 | 384 | 320 | 220 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:46PM2.51m | 4:16AM2.35m | 4:40PM2.74m | 5:01AM2.54m | 5:20PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM1.13m | 10:15AM1.04m | 10:58PM0.92m | 10:56AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | 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 |
22 | 21 | 27 | 319 | 578 | 639 | 597 | 599 | 573 | 541 | 470 | 459 | 384 | 320 | 220 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | E 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
13 | 13 | 72 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | NE 6 |
7 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 58 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 11 |
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