Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 485 | 396 | 332 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 177 | 139 | 163 | 161 | 218 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 276 | 490 | 688 | 754 | 834 | 811 | 655 | 636 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.72m | 4:46PM1.66m | 5:03AM1.68m | 5:32PM1.65m | 5:47AM1.60m | 6:19PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.06m | 10:51PM0.13m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:38PM0.19m | 11:58AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
138 | 485 | 396 | 332 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 177 | 139 | 99 | 74 | 218 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 276 | 490 | 688 | 754 | 834 | 811 | 655 | 636 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
189 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 79 | 116 | 163 | 161 | 68 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 198 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 2 | — | 25 | 25 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 100 | 100 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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