Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 186 | 252 | 288 | 331 | 263 | 259 | 6 | 1351 | 964 | 775 | 841 | 1083 | 1453 | 2257 | 2259 | 1967 | 1959 | 2216 | 2620 | 4331 | 6700 | 10739 | 11810 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:14AM3.43m | 7:27PM3.40m | 7:45AM3.37m | 8:00PM3.19m | 8:17AM3.25m | 8:33PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.05m | 1:12PM0.17m | 1:27AM0.17m | 1:46PM0.27m | 1:57AM0.34m | 2:21PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 186 | 252 | 288 | 331 | 263 | 259 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 623 | 2257 | 2259 | 1967 | 1959 | 2216 | 2620 | 4331 | 6700 | 10739 | 11810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 32 | 831 | 1351 | 964 | 775 | 841 | 1083 | 1453 | 265 | — | 26 | 41 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 63 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 403 | 468 | 537 | 0 | 196 | 505 | 533 | 551 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 187 | 398 | 493 | 709 | 700 | 493 | 493 |
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