Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1080 | 951 | 891 | 781 | 781 | 747 | 699 | 654 | 360 | 626 | 708 | 800 | 817 | 800 | 1006 | 1915 | 1849 | 1731 | 1401 | 1478 | 1545 | 1483 | 1388 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.66m | 5:33PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.63m | 6:02PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 904 | 951 | 891 | 781 | 781 | 747 | 699 | 654 | 360 | 626 | 708 | 800 | 817 | 800 | 1006 | 1915 | 1849 | 1731 | 1401 | 1478 | 1545 | 1483 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 105 | 104 | 102 | 68 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 315 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 113 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 38 | — | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1080 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 771 | 807 | 818 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 805 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
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