Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 148 | 121 | 122 | 337 | 544 | 544 | 284 | 250 | 329 | 218 | 167 | 141 | 119 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 202 | 78 | 101 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | 6:28AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:21AM0.47m | 12:32PM0.58m | 1:01AM0.61m | 1:21PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 87 | 88 | 69 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 168 | 284 | 328 | 284 | 250 | 190 | 147 | 119 | 87 | 90 | 79 | 64 | 46 | 81 | 78 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 148 | 121 | — | 80 | 74 | 45 | — | — | 83 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 108 | 21 | 18 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 53 | 38 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 79 | 46 | 18 | 23 | 43 | 81 | 24 | 14 | 42 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | 27 | 27 | 122 | 337 | 544 | 544 | 26 | 143 | 329 | 218 | 167 | 141 | 119 | — | — | — | 202 | 36 | 12 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 65 | 27 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 104 | 73 | 101 | 587 | 588 | 304 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 100 | 618 | 100 | 65 | 93 |
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