Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 137 | 115 | 81 | 651 | 611 | 1169 | 1281 | 1279 | 1380 | 1188 | 858 | 887 | 730 | 468 | 599 | 326 | 285 | 298 | 371 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 137 | 106 | 81 | 84 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 627 | 512 | 66 | 374 | 326 | 180 | 296 | 279 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 153 | 135 | 115 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 68 | 22 | 68 | 113 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | SE 8 | — | SSW 14 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 65 | 19 | 3 | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 116 | 167 | 167 | 217 | 194 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 64 | 237 | 651 | 611 | 1169 | 1281 | 1279 | 1380 | 1188 | 858 | 887 | 730 | 468 | 599 | 39 | 285 | 298 | 371 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 767 | 254 | 310 | 456 | 772 | 588 | 645 | 881 | 304 | 136 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 771 | 818 | 304 | 229 | 818 | 153 |
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