Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 346 | 346 | 607 | 808 | 861 | 1003 | 903 | 1012 | 984 | 1281 | 1177 | 1020 | 1004 | 969 | 848 | 627 | 637 | 542 | 505 | 408 | 454 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 6 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 346 | 346 | 346 | 340 | 340 | 386 | 452 | 544 | 806 | 698 | 1281 | 1177 | 1020 | 1004 | 969 | 848 | 627 | 637 | 542 | 42 | 408 | 454 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 135 | 142 | 18 | 48 | 45 | 74 | 68 | 598 | 585 | 55 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 50 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 110 | — | 62 | 59 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 182 | 282 | 266 | 607 | 808 | 861 | 1003 | 903 | 1012 | 984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 505 | 21 | 34 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 49 | 0 | 101 | 161 | 256 | 805 | 807 | 805 | 818 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 818 | 100 | 72 | 65 |
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