Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 715 | 1320 | 1767 | 1812 | 1569 | 1326 | 1303 | 1320 | 1224 | 1026 | 959 | 860 | 880 | 696 | 817 | 970 | 802 | 624 | 466 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.89m | 10:23PM2.94m | 10:47AM2.70m | 11:07PM2.61m | 11:38AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.66m | 4:28AM0.76m | 4:45PM0.93m | 5:11AM1.02m | 5:44PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1812 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1026 | 959 | 860 | 880 | 696 | 432 | 267 | 217 | 216 | 135 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 17 | N 7 | N 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | N 8 | W 16 | N 7 | NNW 11 | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 40 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 501 | 715 | 1320 | 1767 | — | 1569 | 1326 | 1303 | 1320 | 1224 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 180 | 817 | 970 | 802 | 624 | 466 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 232 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 187 | 173 | 187 | 237 | 201 | 244 | 246 | 203 | 189 | 296 | 414 | 272 | 401 |
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