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) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 54 | 169 | 235 | 161 | 220 | 181 | 140 | 108 | 103 | 80 | 129 | 217 | 267 | 320 | 371 | 533 | 1064 | 2282 | 2413 | 2344 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 2:40PM0.20m | 3:16AM0.24m | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:51AM0.49m | 3:59PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 6 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 79 | 49 | 34 | 235 | 73 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 108 | 103 | 80 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 7 | N 9 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 54 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 169 | — | 161 | 220 | 181 | 140 | — | — | 3 | 129 | 217 | 267 | 320 | 371 | 533 | 1064 | 2282 | 2413 | 2344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 233 | 455 | 486 | 233 | 0 | 232 | 1266 | 563 | 176 |
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