Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 127 | 158 | 154 | 98 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 326 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.46m | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 92 | 90 | 35 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 94 | 71 | 134 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 93 | 61 | 87 | 32 | 158 | 154 | 98 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 72 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 68 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 127 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 107 | 27 | 30 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 120 | 476 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 67 | 63 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 98 | 326 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 184 | 120 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 103 | 8 | 100 | 233 | 117 | 229 | 13 |
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