Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 188 | 122 | 113 | 112 | 205 | 142 | 148 | 104 | 127 | 127 | 108 | 155 | 155 | 230 | 230 | 238 | 426 | 352 | 220 | 165 | 161 | 134 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.65m | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:05AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 291 | 188 | 122 | 78 | 112 | 138 | 142 | 148 | 104 | 127 | 127 | 108 | 155 | 155 | 230 | 230 | 238 | 238 | 225 | 220 | 165 | 161 | 134 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 90 | 113 | 20 | — | 14 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 56 | 43 | 61 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | — | SW 15 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 27 | — | 12 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | 24 | — | 28 | 4 | 4 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 92 | 137 | 156 | 185 | 205 | 112 | 60 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 76 | 103 | 426 | 352 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 49 | 184 | 165 | 256 | 136 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 455 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 4 | 72 | 36 | 100 | 588 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
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