Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 538 | 549 | 425 | 273 | 269 | 365 | 560 | 310 | 935 | 817 | 725 | 602 | 322 | 1032 | 1001 | 932 | 772 | 646 | 403 | 327 | 233 | 164 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.46m | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | 2:20AM1.54m | 2:35PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 538 | 549 | 425 | 273 | 269 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 313 | 1032 | 1001 | 932 | 772 | 646 | 403 | 327 | 233 | 164 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 322 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 25 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 365 | 560 | 310 | 935 | 817 | 725 | 602 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 61 | 78 | 93 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 49 | 101 | 161 | 256 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 1143 | 1143 | 49 | 100 | 72 | 4 | 100 | 470 | 772 | 587 | 117 | 100 |
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