Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 120 | 65 | 75 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 54 | 162 | 196 | 200 | 226 | 66 | 72 | 122 | 132 | 134 | 219 | 285 | 331 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.15m | 9:40AM1.18m | 10:27PM1.09m | 11:36AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.61m | 2:41AM0.58m | 4:11PM0.69m | 4:45AM0.60m | 6:07PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 120 | 65 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 37 | 29 | 162 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 38 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 39 | 92 | 48 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 64 | 75 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 20 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 39 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SW 12 | S 17 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | — | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 11 | — | 7 | 196 | 200 | 226 | 39 | 72 | 122 | 132 | 134 | 219 | 285 | 331 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 256 | 165 | 161 | 101 | 49 | 49 | 165 | 100 | 183 | 142 | 254 | 183 | 161 | 183 | 183 | 599 | 100 | 100 | 599 | 100 |
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