Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 495 | 433 | 375 | 321 | 341 | 335 | 288 | 267 | 217 | 207 | 207 | 246 | 262 | 225 | 226 | 176 | 141 | 106 | 79 | 87 | 74 | 71 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.74m | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.82m | 5:42AM1.64m | 6:02PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:41PM0.08m | 11:46AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 690 | 495 | 433 | 375 | 321 | 341 | 335 | 288 | 267 | 217 | 207 | 207 | 246 | 262 | 225 | 226 | 176 | 141 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 60 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 64 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 89 | 31 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 51 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 197 | 349 | 315 | 223 | 123 | — | — | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 35 | 52 | 69 | 87 | 74 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 229 | 184 | 304 | 304 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 136 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 65 | 100 | 229 | 100 | 49 | 49 |
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