
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 55 | 51 | 98 | 118 | 149 | 170 | 277 | 735 | 534 | 414 | 318 | 238 | 212 | 197 | 171 | 171 | 197 | 188 | 165 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.73m | 4:13PM1.88m | 4:32AM1.71m | 4:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:25PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
52 | 55 | 36 | 98 | 35 | 114 | 112 | 100 | 108 | 287 | 414 | 318 | 238 | 212 | 197 | 171 | 171 | 197 | 188 | 165 | 345 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
20 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 206 | 207 | 196 | 163 | 134 | 106 | 106 | 81 | 96 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 |
26 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 76 | 102 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
— | 32 | 51 | — | 118 | 149 | 170 | 277 | 735 | 534 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 49 | 161 | 256 | 100 | 72 | 49 | 101 | 161 | 229 | 805 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 100 | 100 | 818 | 72 | 72 |
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