Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 443 | 386 | 402 | 434 | 442 | 451 | 526 | 533 | 711 | 828 | 721 | 821 | 807 | 694 | 1035 | 584 | 467 | 449 | 384 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.83m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.75m | 6:09AM1.56m | 6:31PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM-0.04m | 11:39PM0.10m | 11:44AM0.03m | 00:09AM0.18m | 12:13PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 461 | 443 | 386 | 402 | 434 | 442 | 451 | 526 | 533 | 10 | 9 | 721 | 821 | 807 | 694 | 682 | 584 | 467 | 449 | 384 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 711 | 828 | 37 | 106 | 90 | 81 | 1035 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 455 | 100 | 100 | 117 | 103 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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