Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 575 | 600 | 544 | 843 | 535 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 318 | 314 | 470 | 589 | 210 | 207 | 383 |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 632 | 575 | 600 | 544 | 432 | 443 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 318 | 314 | 44 | 52 | 210 | 207 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 114 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 55 | 66 | 90 | 42 | 42 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 72 | 72 | 118 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 35 | 160 | 512 | 843 | 535 | 346 | 216 | 167 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 470 | 589 | 119 | 108 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 772 | 645 | 332 | 304 | 184 | 165 | 1207 | 143 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 455 | 588 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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