Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 868 | 1027 | 1051 | 975 | 1693 | 690 | 474 | 415 | 375 | 321 | 341 | 335 | 282 | 267 | 256 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 262 | 279 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.83m | 4:45AM1.74m | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 248 | 187 | 141 | 103 | 859 | 690 | 474 | 415 | 375 | 321 | 341 | 335 | 282 | 267 | 256 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 262 | 279 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 101 | — | — | 41 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 94 | 76 | 15 | 52 | 94 | 68 | 57 | 37 | 33 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 868 | 1027 | 1051 | 975 | 1693 | 233 | 208 | 289 | 352 | 236 | 149 | 109 | 38 | 59 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 308 | 766 | 206 | 8 | 102 | 184 | 184 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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