Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 640 | 653 | 610 | 608 | 562 | 486 | 476 | 474 | 449 | 348 | 346 | 443 | 492 | 544 | 598 | 1037 | 1195 | 1084 | 1192 | 1292 | 1399 | 1638 | 1402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 696 | 640 | 653 | 610 | 608 | 562 | 486 | 476 | 408 | 346 | 346 | 305 | 443 | 492 | 544 | 598 | 1037 | 862 | 59 | 28 | 1292 | 24 | 22 | 1402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 65 | 162 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 346 | 18 | 136 | 58 | 251 | 67 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 20 | 93 | 48 | — | 73 | 351 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | 209 | 349 | 262 | 474 | 449 | 348 | 178 | 373 | 264 | 421 | 169 | 1001 | 1195 | 1084 | 1192 | — | 1399 | 1638 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 65 | 100 | 645 | 310 | 588 | 805 | 455 | 13 | 49 | 93 | 881 | 256 | 255 | 310 | 256 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 881 | 881 | 255 | 209 |
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