Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 260 | 195 | 106 | 657 | 1474 | 1365 | 1017 | 888 | 499 | 499 | 475 | 432 | 466 | 517 | 539 | 495 | 522 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.13m | 12:25PM1.03m | 00:56AM1.16m | 1:44PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.69m | 5:59AM0.69m | 6:19PM0.70m | 7:28AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 290 | 260 | 195 | 106 | 103 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 254 | 423 | 396 | 463 | 432 | 466 | 517 | 539 | 495 | 522 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 110 | 108 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 128 | 43 | 42 | 499 | 475 | 358 | 314 | 246 | 246 | 191 | 165 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 164 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 61 | 23 | 173 | 657 | 1474 | 1365 | 1017 | 888 | 499 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 49 | 456 | 645 | 305 | 587 | 304 | 229 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 587 | 256 | 4 | 0 |
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