
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
361 | 416 | 451 | 408 | 328 | 265 | 418 | 2291 | 3741 | 2507 | 1633 | 1273 | 1463 | 937 | 586 | 317 | 354 | 318 | 281 | 216 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.25m | 7:21AM1.20m | 7:27PM1.15m | 8:41AM1.14m | 8:57PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.50m | 1:26PM0.66m | 1:58AM0.58m | 2:55PM0.73m | 3:28AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | 6:34 | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
218 | 79 | 81 | 73 | 328 | 255 | 196 | 102 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 983 | 742 | 586 | 317 | 354 | 318 | 281 | 216 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
— | 59 | 80 | 51 | 75 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 51 | 222 | 175 | 126 | 54 | 57 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 27 | 45 | 45 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
361 | 416 | 451 | 408 | — | 265 | 418 | 2291 | 3741 | 2507 | 1633 | 1273 | 1463 | 937 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 104 | 8 | 4 | 254 | 310 | 660 | 660 | 304 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 184 | 304 | 332 | 1725 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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