Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 963 | 817 | 817 | 710 | 375 | 1190 | 1121 | 932 | 679 | 556 | 396 | 322 | 229 | 161 | 172 | 183 | 226 | 151 | 288 | 95 | 318 | 232 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.76m | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 375 | 1190 | 1121 | 932 | 679 | 556 | 396 | 322 | 229 | 161 | 80 | 85 | 93 | 96 | 107 | 95 | 78 | 64 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 331 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 49 | 120 | 159 | 156 | 151 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 361 | 963 | 817 | 817 | 710 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 34 | 67 | 60 | 72 | 172 | 183 | 226 | — | 288 | 237 | 318 | 232 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 49 | 49 | 101 | 1143 | 818 | 101 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 100 | 587 | 304 | 100 | 100 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 184 | 49 |
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