Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 782 | 933 | 1082 | 993 | 1197 | 1137 | 868 | 841 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 555 | 546 | 528 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:02AM1.24m | 8:39PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:06AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 625 | 782 | 933 | 1082 | 993 | 1197 | 1137 | 868 | 841 | 695 | 683 | 614 | 555 | 546 | 528 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 308 | 223 | 102 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 146 | 203 | 141 | 103 | 66 | 83 | 82 | 35 | 93 | 151 | 149 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 97 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 101 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
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