
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
259 | 292 | 297 | 326 | 253 | 238 | 165 | 155 | 153 | 132 | 118 | 84 | 84 | 186 | 336 | 322 | 313 | 254 | 336 | 76 | 458 | 1064 | 727 | 473 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.60m | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:22AM1.69m | 3:37PM1.85m | 3:50AM1.75m | 4:05PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.10m | 9:18PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:51AM-0.05m | 10:15PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
259 | 292 | 297 | 326 | 253 | 238 | 165 | 155 | 153 | 132 | 118 | 81 | 70 | 54 | 336 | 125 | 165 | 165 | 128 | 76 | 41 | 31 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SSW 14 | ENE 7 |
62 | 58 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 107 | 74 | 57 | 52 | 12 | 100 | 54 | 322 | 313 | 254 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 36 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
45 | 44 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 84 | 84 | 186 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 7 | S 3 | — | NE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | 52 | 45 | 28 | 71 | 87 | 97 | 110 | — | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 96 | 5 | — | 283 | — | 336 | 96 | 458 | 1064 | 727 | 473 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 588 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 100 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 51 | 4 | 209 | 310 | 766 | 256 | 645 | 49 |
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