Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lackan Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1224 | 1650 | 1689 | 1456 | 1326 | 1303 | 1199 | 1132 | 959 | 843 | 860 | 904 | 710 | 770 | 970 | 616 | 541 | 526 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
4 | 1650 | 1689 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 959 | 843 | 860 | 904 | 710 | 386 | 273 | 221 | 216 | 135 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
6 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
1224 | — | — | 1456 | 1326 | 1303 | 1199 | 1132 | — | — | — | 39 | 193 | 770 | 970 | 616 | 541 | 526 | 367 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 146 | 173 | 165 | 57 | 244 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 299 | 272 | 296 | 401 |
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