Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 245 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 126 | 87 | 125 | 158 | 154 | 135 | 93 | 85 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.37m | 7:52PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.35m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:10AM0.46m | 2:17PM0.46m | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 258 | 245 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 76 | 60 | 46 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 11 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 113 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 158 | 154 | 135 | 93 | 85 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 79 | 120 | 116 | 113 | 18 | 12 | 61 | 86 | 125 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 2 |
| kJ | 47 | 42 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 28 | 52 | 69 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 109 | 125 | 83 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 588 | 313 | 36 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 4 |
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