Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 408 | 479 | 461 | 443 | 443 | 467 | 505 | 643 | 517 | 526 | 731 | 711 | 916 | 708 | 828 | 792 | 682 | 584 | 530 | 458 | 392 | 371 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:32PM1.83m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.75m | 6:09AM1.56m | 6:31PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | 11:39PM0.10m | 11:44AM0.03m | 00:09AM0.18m | 12:13PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
440 | 408 | 479 | 461 | 443 | 443 | 467 | 505 | 507 | 517 | 526 | 533 | 10 | 9 | 708 | 828 | 792 | 682 | 584 | 530 | 458 | 392 | 371 | 319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 11 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
80 | 74 | 30 | 41 | — | — | — | 24 | 643 | 11 | 63 | 731 | 711 | 916 | 32 | 120 | 103 | 43 | 69 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 4 | 8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 455 | 100 | 100 | 117 | 103 | 8 | 65 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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