Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 776 | 568 | 653 | 353 | 408 | 1391 | 2242 | 3523 | 3945 | 3221 | 2204 | 1640 | 1190 | 915 | 784 | 673 | 803 | 840 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:18PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.59m | 3:44PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | 9:31AM0.12m | 9:47PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 776 | 568 | 653 | 353 | 408 | 1391 | 2242 | 3523 | 3945 | 3221 | 2204 | 1640 | 1190 | 915 | 784 | 673 | 473 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 203 | 43 | 35 | 171 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 114 | 43 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 152 | 211 | 206 | 252 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 143 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 121 | 187 | 293 | 479 | 647 | 803 | 840 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 136 | 256 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 101 | 101 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 599 | 599 | 599 | 599 | 599 | 376 |
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