Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 858 | 821 | 807 | 694 | 606 | 778 | 720 | 731 | 746 | 636 | 422 | 361 | 262 | 211 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.75m | 6:09AM1.56m | 6:31PM1.62m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.18m | 12:13PM0.14m | 00:38AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 467 | 858 | 821 | 807 | 694 | 606 | 584 | 541 | 533 | 509 | 441 | 422 | 361 | 262 | 211 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 80 | 70 | 117 | 80 | 49 | 87 | 778 | 720 | 731 | 746 | 636 | 1 | 44 | 77 | 70 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 117 | 103 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 136 | 136 | 184 | 49 | 0 |
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