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 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 120mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 610 | 608 | 551 | 541 | 476 | 408 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 494 | 464 | 581 | 634 | 741 | 943 | 941 | 1531 | 1452 | 1351 | 1254 | 1195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 610 | 608 | 551 | 541 | 476 | 408 | 346 | 173 | 346 | 258 | 347 | 386 | 533 | 484 | 427 | 501 | 29 | 1452 | 1351 | 1254 | 1195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 346 | 135 | 353 | 48 | 45 | 74 | 68 | 61 | 59 | — | 50 | 24 | 23 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 129 | 101 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 100 | 291 | 255 | 360 | 266 | 346 | — | 494 | 464 | 581 | 634 | 741 | 943 | 941 | 1531 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 645 | 256 | 645 | 229 | 184 | 136 | 256 | 27 | 101 | 304 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 136 | 183 | 256 | 256 | 310 | 818 | 49 |
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