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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 237 | 404 | 379 | 582 | 2466 | 2294 | 2142 | 1641 | 2296 | 1658 | 612 | 474 | 340 | 333 | 275 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | 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-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:55AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | 12:19PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.61m | 1:21PM0.74m | 2:28AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.82m | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 109 | 54 | 43 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 237 | 230 | 216 | 110 | 60 | 41 | 26 | 37 | 1278 | 882 | 612 | 474 | 340 | 333 | 275 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 113 | 113 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 99 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 42 | 81 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 79 | 104 | 24 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 36 | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 76 | 404 | 379 | 582 | 2466 | 2294 | 2142 | 1641 | 2296 | 1658 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 49 | 49 | 100 | 587 | 100 | 65 | 100 | 117 | 8 | 101 | 256 | 772 | 772 | 334 | 136 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 303 |
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