Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 363 | 364 | 520 | 645 | 627 | 549 | 824 | 955 | 909 | 574 | 705 | 798 | 789 | 621 | 504 | 284 | 183 | 594 | 687 | 308 | 145 | 157 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:13AM1.70m | 4:26PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.65m | 4:51PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.01m | 10:13AM0.04m | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 178 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 70 | 412 | 432 | 444 | 69 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 284 | 183 | 98 | 79 | 109 | 112 | 97 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 87 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 115 | 96 | 96 | 88 | — | 82 | — | 67 | 65 | 65 | 87 | 64 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 135 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 73 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 88 | 82 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 16 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 119 | 363 | 364 | 520 | 645 | 627 | 549 | 824 | 955 | 909 | 574 | 705 | 798 | 789 | 621 | 504 | 10 | 119 | 594 | 687 | 308 | 145 | 157 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 100 | 100 | 455 | 470 | 117 | 104 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 117 | 233 | 206 | 25 | 117 | 72 | 101 | 49 | 229 | 587 | 587 | 256 | 49 | 0 |
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