Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 369 | 464 | 516 | 211 | 207 | 382 | 334 | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 159 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:48AM1.61m | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.68m | 3:32PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 369 | 369 | 70 | 73 | 211 | 207 | 382 | 334 | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 159 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 73 | 83 | 66 | 90 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 113 | 118 | 93 | 14 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 295 | 376 | 60 | 118 | 108 | 168 | 146 | 138 | 85 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 75 | 74 | 108 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 87 | 58 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 464 | 516 | 78 | 72 | — | — | 62 | — | — | 72 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 73 | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 100 | 376 | 588 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 588 | 229 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 101 | 49 | 0 | 100 |
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