Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 214 | 156 | 159 | 173 | 401 | 413 | 393 | 387 | 402 | 313 | 757 | 624 | 558 | 694 | 918 | 977 | 993 | 1010 | 1095 | 992 | 899 | 813 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.59m | 6:40PM1.68m | 6:46AM1.48m | 7:17PM1.57m | 7:22AM1.36m | 7:55PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:47AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.19m | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 192 | 156 | 156 | 159 | 156 | 401 | 413 | 393 | 387 | 335 | 206 | 757 | 624 | 558 | 694 | 918 | 977 | 993 | 1010 | 1095 | 992 | 899 | 813 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 237 | 214 | 147 | 96 | 173 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 246 | 402 | 313 | 154 | 198 | 259 | 218 | 102 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 50 | 46 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 5 | 41 | 75 | 121 | 90 | 191 | 92 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 30 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 256 | 100 | 72 | 65 |
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