Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3777 | 4281 | 3525 | 2580 | 1804 | 1465 | 1155 | 891 | 772 | 653 | 757 | 640 | 534 | 488 | 620 | 875 | 933 | 941 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.59m | 3:44PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.67m | 4:10PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.26m | 9:31AM0.12m | 9:47PM0.15m | 9:56AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3777 | 4281 | 3525 | 2580 | 1804 | 1465 | 1155 | 891 | 772 | 653 | 757 | 640 | 534 | 441 | 365 | 292 | 287 | 287 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 219 | 288 | 268 | 255 | 277 | — | — | 74 | 46 | 84 | 129 | 127 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 37 | 59 | 116 | 195 | 284 | 380 | 481 | 582 | 530 | 464 | 488 | 620 | 875 | 933 | 941 | 905 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 100 | 818 | 73 | 100 | 618 | 599 | 618 | 618 | 604 | 455 | 323 | 310 | 323 | 308 | 376 | 376 | 455 | 333 |
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