Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 6AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 581 | 775 | 845 | 822 | 777 | 646 | 444 | 238 | 339 | 239 | 360 | 474 | 389 | 329 | 885 | 961 | 930 | 802 | 776 | 457 | 381 | 320 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.60m | 6:19PM1.61m | 6:31AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.55m | 7:17AM1.38m | 7:59PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.19m | 11:58AM0.12m | 00:26AM0.28m | 12:42PM0.20m | 1:16AM0.39m | 1:27PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 484 | 581 | 775 | 845 | 822 | 777 | 646 | 444 | 238 | 339 | 239 | 13 | 6 | 181 | 218 | 885 | 961 | 930 | 802 | 776 | 457 | 381 | 320 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 103 | 146 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 60 | 38 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | E 6 | S 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 46 | 104 | 180 | 360 | 474 | 389 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 45 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 100 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 184 | 904 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 618 | 618 | 455 | 117 |
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