Lackan Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.28° N 9.24° W

Lackan Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lackan Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.6° 

Lackan Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lackan Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Lackan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.4
N
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
142
86
79
54
164
235
191
220
215
167
132
125
99
17
271
303
349
392
551
721
1270
1479
1479
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
2:40AM0.04m
2:40PM0.20m
3:16AM0.24m
3:19PM0.40m
3:51AM0.49m
3:59PM0.66m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
10
9
10
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
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