Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lucien today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 184 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 98 | 108 | 158 | 154 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:10AM0.46m | 2:17PM0.46m | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 184 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 47 | 44 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SW 11 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 61 | 87 | 85 | 34 | 154 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 79 | 120 | 116 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 108 | 158 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 28 | 50 | 46 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 105 | 106 | 83 | 65 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 772 | 313 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 599 | 256 | 4 | 4 |
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