Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 177 | 170 | 184 | 204 | 231 | 261 | 323 | 294 | 311 | 395 | 443 | 465 | 455 | 491 | 795 | 684 | 277 | 226 | 187 | 84 | 97 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.53m | 6:07PM1.50m | 6:37AM1.39m | 6:57PM1.32m | 7:46AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.26m | 00:21AM0.30m | 12:44PM0.44m | 1:16AM0.46m | 1:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 231 | 177 | 170 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 123 | 101 | 99 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 432 | 328 | 277 | 226 | 187 | 84 | 97 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | NE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 65 | 82 | 43 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SW 11 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 64 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 62 | 125 | 184 | 204 | 231 | 261 | 323 | 294 | 311 | 395 | 443 | 465 | 455 | 491 | 795 | 684 | — | — | 7 | 22 | 50 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 100 | 645 | 645 | 804 | 645 | 587 | 410 | 308 | 323 | 587 | 645 | 376 | 376 | 143 | 117 | 0 | 101 | 136 | 772 | 310 | 0 | 25 |
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