Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 445 | 427 | 408 | 295 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 882 | 854 | 848 | 678 | 538 | 480 | 857 | 676 | 450 | 629 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 415 | 445 | 427 | 408 | 295 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 612 | 678 | 678 | 538 | 480 | 444 | 415 | 424 | 282 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | E 10 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 94 | 75 | 124 | 295 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 432 | 40 | 113 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 295 | 125 | 83 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | 882 | 854 | 848 | — | 52 | 306 | 857 | 676 | 450 | 629 | 195 | — | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 65 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 772 | 255 | 332 | 305 | 136 | 101 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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