Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2316 | 3998 | 7228 | 10236 | 13585 | 14817 | 12382 | 10039 | 7834 | 6602 | 5326 | 4493 | 4215 | 3503 | 3003 | 2686 | 2726 | 2831 | 3449 | 3801 | 4256 | 4681 | 4912 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.79m | 10:20PM2.49m | 10:45AM2.56m | 11:14PM2.22m | 11:56AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.91m | 4:14AM1.04m | 4:57PM1.19m | 5:07AM1.28m | 6:31PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 7834 | 6602 | 5326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 2316 | 3998 | 7228 | 10236 | 13585 | 14817 | 12382 | 10039 | — | — | — | 4493 | 4215 | 3503 | 3003 | 2686 | 2726 | 2831 | 3449 | 3801 | 4256 | 4681 | 4912 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 283 | 510 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 420 | 232 | 232 | 176 | 180 | 740 | 583 | 232 | 196 | 731 | 731 | 727 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 232 | 232 |
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