Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 192 | 199 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 173 | 401 | 353 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.77m | 5:33AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.59m | 6:40PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 533 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 401 | 353 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 99 | 75 | 46 | 156 | 101 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 176 | 199 | 173 | 115 | 102 | 173 | 156 | 125 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 37 | — | 20 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 67 | 5 | 30 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 136 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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