Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 291 | 1314 | 1265 | 912 | 636 | 427 | 339 | 252 | 228 | 209 | 104 | 107 | 232 | 253 | 420 | 828 | 691 | 1723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.16m | 8:23AM1.01m | 9:37PM1.02m | 12:15PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.69m | 2:39PM0.74m | 4:59AM0.78m | 6:13PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 181 | 127 | 1314 | 1265 | 912 | 636 | 427 | 339 | 252 | 228 | 209 | 89 | 65 | 232 | 253 | 292 | 55 | 47 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 291 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 104 | 107 | 12 | — | 420 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 64 | 90 | 828 | 691 | 1723 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 304 | 100 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 36 | 772 | 645 | 184 |
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