
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 216 | 168 | 112 | 135 | 155 | 146 | 104 | 127 | 127 | 108 | 188 | 155 | 189 | 230 | 127 | 127 | 360 | 190 | 173 | 137 | 134 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:05AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
188 | 116 | 69 | 112 | 135 | 115 | 74 | 104 | 127 | 127 | 108 | 188 | 155 | 189 | 230 | 127 | 61 | 230 | 190 | 173 | 137 | 134 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | — | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
85 | 64 | 88 | 20 | — | 14 | 120 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 127 | 30 | 18 | 56 | 44 | 61 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
9 | 12 | 20 | 6 | — | 8 | 10 | 46 | 52 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 24 | — | 29 | 11 | 24 | 142 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 |
140 | 216 | 168 | 122 | 222 | 155 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 67 | 44 | 122 | 360 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 165 | 256 | 256 | 136 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 65 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 587 | 588 | 25 | 49 | 49 |
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