Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 138 | 145 | 129 | 125 | 157 | 108 | 189 | 155 | 157 | 389 | 235 | 404 | 225 | 186 | 173 | 137 | 112 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:05AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 138 | 145 | 129 | 125 | 157 | 108 | 189 | 155 | 157 | 230 | 235 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 173 | 137 | 112 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 31 | 23 | 52 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 13 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 49 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 389 | 88 | 404 | — | 22 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 101 | 588 | 27 | 0 | 49 |
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