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 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 398 | 237 | 226 | 135 | 163 | 151 | 140 | 119 | 381 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 186 | 237 | 226 | 135 | 163 | 130 | 140 | 119 | 85 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 47 | 12 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 64 | 77 | 151 | 131 | 65 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 107 | 27 | 30 | 62 | 117 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 31 | 5 | 87 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 69 | 116 | 398 | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 128 | 381 | 590 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 4 | 100 | 117 | 117 | 229 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 767 | 255 | 1509 | 480 |
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