Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 108 | 101 | 202 | 106 | 147 | 180 | 173 | 138 | 103 | 1530 | 1502 | 1150 | 1601 | 1097 | 812 | 404 | 355 | 304 | 258 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:55AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | 12:19PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.74m | 2:28AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.82m | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 108 | 101 | 84 | 47 | 147 | 180 | 173 | 138 | 103 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 805 | 635 | 509 | 404 | 355 | 304 | 258 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 106 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 42 | 42 | 144 | 79 | 104 | 98 | 85 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | 202 | 11 | — | — | — | 49 | 343 | 1530 | 1502 | 1150 | 1601 | 1097 | 812 | — | — | — | 6 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 463 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 255 | 772 | 772 | 305 | 165 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 256 | 100 | 104 | 153 |
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