Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 237 | 237 | 192 | 222 | 237 | 214 | 156 | 159 | 173 | 401 | 413 | 400 | 431 | 337 | 318 | 769 | 492 | 509 | 578 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.59m | 6:40PM1.68m | 6:46AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:47AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 237 | 237 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 159 | 156 | 401 | 413 | 400 | 431 | 335 | 206 | 769 | 492 | 509 | 578 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 2 | 21 | 140 | 222 | 237 | 214 | 147 | 96 | 173 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 92 | 337 | 191 | 205 | 345 | 338 | 204 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 45 | 5 | 41 | 105 | 147 | 92 | 318 | 94 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 104 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 184 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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