Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 76 | 372 | 529 | 585 | 639 | 529 | 400 | 299 | 262 | 347 | 549 | 551 | 469 | 327 | 291 | 193 | 418 | 427 | 312 | 306 | 327 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.36m | 6:30AM1.28m | 6:35PM1.25m | 7:21AM1.20m | 7:27PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.44m | 00:15AM0.40m | 12:32PM0.55m | 00:58AM0.50m | 1:26PM0.66m | 1:58AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | 6:32 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 49 | 372 | 529 | 585 | 639 | 529 | 400 | 299 | 232 | 218 | 139 | 454 | 367 | 327 | 291 | 193 | 141 | 116 | 117 | 98 | 105 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 14 | 30 | — | 29 | 77 | 77 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 76 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 51 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 31 | 93 | 170 | 262 | 347 | 549 | 551 | 469 | — | 2 | 81 | 418 | 427 | 312 | 306 | 327 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 117 | 101 | 49 | 8 | 72 | 93 | 72 | 100 | 881 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 27 | 0 | 49 | 304 | 881 | 587 | 304 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
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