Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 138 | 147 | 398 | 250 | 226 | 191 | 130 | 162 | 140 | 119 | 85 | 474 | 1308 | 1566 | 1398 | 1171 | 1162 | 1076 | 758 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 96 | 71 | 191 | 250 | 226 | 191 | 130 | 162 | 140 | 119 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 115 | 69 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 90 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 76 | 147 | 398 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 87 | 110 | 474 | 1308 | 1566 | 1398 | 1171 | 1162 | 1076 | 758 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 117 | 117 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 767 | 255 | 304 | 480 | 772 | 588 | 588 | 304 | 304 | 229 | 49 | 49 |
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