Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 736 | 578 | 504 | 598 | 734 | 1335 | 1657 | 1357 | 1279 | 1156 | 1009 | 920 | 855 | 827 | 865 | 828 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM3.42m | 7:12AM3.50m | 7:36PM3.19m | 7:59AM3.37m | 8:29PM2.90m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.11m | 1:19PM0.18m | 1:32AM0.32m | 2:10PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 972 | 736 | 578 | 504 | 598 | 734 | 1335 | 1657 | 1357 | 1279 | 1156 | 1009 | 920 | 855 | 827 | 865 | 828 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 450 | 370 | 328 | 229 | 188 | 134 | 70 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 288 | 519 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | N 12 | WSW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 80 | 91 | 102 | 83 | 80 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 444 | 444 | 225 | 225 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
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