Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1099 | 881 | 828 | 649 | 581 | 1208 | 1568 | 512 | 682 | 851 | 859 | 997 | 929 | 947 | 878 | 873 | 954 | 766 | 711 | 669 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.65m | 5:05PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | 10:50AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 711 | 881 | 828 | 649 | 581 | 500 | 608 | 512 | 242 | 223 | 175 | 175 | 929 | 802 | 691 | 727 | 823 | 68 | 711 | 669 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 320 | 113 | 118 | 87 | 87 | 109 | 176 | 231 | 62 | 62 | 64 | — | 173 | 149 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 55 | 70 | 93 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 178 | 55 | 102 | 69 | 133 | 176 | 68 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | 28 | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1099 | — | — | — | — | 1208 | 1568 | 25 | 682 | 851 | 859 | 997 | 158 | 947 | 878 | 873 | 954 | 766 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 136 | 229 | 304 | 304 | 201 | 117 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 797 | 818 | 818 | 0 | 0 |
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