Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 318 | 189 | 158 | 151 | 140 | 112 | 86 | 84 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 125 | 121 | 137 | 395 | 232 | 453 | 250 | 216 | 190 | 144 | 116 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | 6:28AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:21AM0.47m | 12:32PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 230 | 189 | 189 | 158 | 151 | 140 | 112 | 86 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 115 | 137 | 191 | 232 | 250 | 250 | 216 | 190 | 144 | 116 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 58 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 80 | 74 | 69 | — | — | 44 | 33 | 16 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | — | SW 14 | E 8 | — | — | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 24 | — | 29 | 44 | 60 | 69 | 53 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 69 | — | — | 395 | 90 | — | — | 2 | 172 | 2 | 75 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 318 | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 453 | 27 | 94 | 130 | 110 | 91 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 65 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 304 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 101 |
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