Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 273 | 258 | 510 | 625 | 754 | 1173 | 829 | 437 | 721 | 360 | 599 | 588 | 553 | 511 | 423 | 1568 | 586 | 516 | 562 | 1183 | 1177 | 951 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:08PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 273 | 258 | 229 | 223 | 201 | 800 | 448 | 437 | 88 | 307 | 599 | 588 | 553 | 511 | 423 | 471 | 231 | 516 | 562 | 929 | 951 | 951 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 193 | 334 | 268 | 186 | 92 | 117 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 90 | 88 | 61 | 242 | 62 | 175 | 175 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 67 | 191 | 68 | — | 178 | 113 | 118 | 69 | 133 | 176 | 176 | — | 62 | 85 | 28 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 78 | 173 | 510 | 625 | 754 | 1173 | 829 | — | 721 | 360 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1568 | 586 | 97 | 180 | 1183 | 1177 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 136 | 184 | 184 | 304 | 136 | 117 |
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