Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 6AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 958 | 820 | 740 | 455 | 304 | 381 | 535 | 675 | 434 | 982 | 614 | 641 | 904 | 861 | 766 | 673 | 562 | 475 | 388 | 379 | 321 | 299 | 223 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.66m | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.73m | 4:26PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 738 | 616 | 541 | 188 | 304 | 244 | 535 | 512 | 434 | 410 | 614 | 641 | 904 | 861 | 766 | 673 | 562 | 475 | 388 | 379 | 321 | 299 | 223 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 98 | 123 | 158 | 228 | 381 | 244 | 325 | 319 | 445 | 280 | 380 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 66 | 86 | 110 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 24 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 68 | 65 | 238 | 262 | 210 | 171 | 327 | 332 | 257 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 41 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 958 | 820 | 740 | 455 | — | — | — | 675 | 433 | 982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 136 | 618 | 818 | 818 | 1163 | 49 | 818 | 818 | 766 | 766 | 818 | 818 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 618 | 74 | 65 | 0 |
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