Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 292 | 721 | 807 | 2149 | 1733 | 1556 | 1322 | 1020 | 687 | 535 | 415 | 362 | 195 | 173 | 130 | 119 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM0.95m | 00:56AM1.07m | 1:48PM1.09m | 1:54AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.79m | 7:33AM0.67m | 7:45PM0.66m | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 257 | 292 | 57 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 535 | 415 | 362 | 195 | 173 | 130 | 119 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 88 | 106 | 78 | 7 | 44 | 42 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 62 | 82 | 721 | 807 | 2149 | 1733 | 1556 | 1322 | 1020 | 687 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 4 | 161 | 343 | 766 | 587 | 587 | 136 | 136 | 588 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 0 |
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