Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 101 | 99 | 147 | 203 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 867 | 797 | 547 | 435 | 423 | 1215 | 1759 | 2703 | 3164 | 3193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:29AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:18PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 130 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 52 | 337 | 419 | 397 | 772 | 867 | 797 | 547 | 435 | 423 | 1215 | 1759 | 2703 | 3164 | 3193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 90 | 147 | 203 | 43 | 2 | 171 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 318 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 66 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 184 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 25 |
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