Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 413 | 304 | 252 | 186 | 211 | 154 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 100 | 96 | 471 | 594 | 522 | 268 | 439 | 411 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.12m | 00:32AM1.12m | 1:03PM1.29m | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.70m | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 471 | 413 | 304 | 252 | 186 | 211 | 154 | 85 | 81 | 59 | 71 | 81 | 100 | 86 | 471 | 594 | 522 | 268 | 74 | 55 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 61 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 26 | 25 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 8 | SW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 8 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 24 | — | 23 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 31 | 17 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | SSW 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 50 | — | 99 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 439 | 411 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 256 | 805 | 72 | 103 | 117 | 104 | 55 | 304 | 256 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 772 | 101 | 101 | 161 |
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