Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 300 | 312 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 147 | 115 | 139 | 261 | 301 | 262 | 108 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 102 | 235 | 352 | 258 | 229 | 478 | 868 | 948 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:31PM1.24m | 2:40AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:28PM0.51m | 8:55AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 387 | 300 | 266 | 230 | 179 | 132 | 93 | 74 | 139 | 113 | 124 | 99 | 101 | 74 | 42 | 30 | 75 | 235 | 352 | 258 | 229 | 223 | 201 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 158 | 207 | 312 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 117 | 115 | 46 | 134 | 84 | 41 | 108 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 23 | 23 | — | 134 | 147 | 97 | 83 | 75 | 24 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 102 | 30 | 7 | 22 | 21 | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 71 | 83 | 80 | 103 | 261 | 301 | 262 | — | 12 | 48 | 106 | 114 | 124 | 88 | 92 | 130 | 478 | 868 | 948 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 599 | 599 | 323 | 117 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 100 | 101 | 254 | 256 | 49 | 36 | 0 | 256 | 256 | 304 | 136 | 136 |
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