Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 110 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 137 | 175 | 366 | 742 | 748 | 493 | 352 | 273 | 296 | 181 | 147 | 294 | 220 | 171 | 283 | 447 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.40m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.53m | 1:48AM1.41m | 2:03PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:46PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 69 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 137 | 131 | 87 | 87 | 748 | 493 | 352 | 234 | 145 | 181 | 147 | 144 | 64 | 171 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | NW 4 | — | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 110 | 120 | 37 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 39 | — | — | — | 95 | 11 | — | 119 | 157 | 69 | 56 | 30 | 66 | 63 | 283 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 116 | 22 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 55 | 46 | 30 | 294 | 21 | 28 | 130 | 252 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 85 | 70 | 40 | — | — | 3 | 74 | 175 | 366 | 742 | — | 96 | 155 | 273 | 296 | — | 82 | 142 | 220 | — | — | 447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 100 | 772 | 376 | 161 | 120 | 55 | 165 | 13 | 36 | 184 | 772 | 304 | 49 | 101 | 36 | 49 |
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