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St Lucia in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall St Lucia Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see St Lucia surf quality by season and St Lucia surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Kwazulu - Natal surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of St Lucia

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to St Lucia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mapelane	2 mi
Second closest break	Alkantstrand	37 mi
Third closest break	Senoritas	37 mi
Fourth closest break	Mtunzini	57 mi
Fifth closest break	Siyayi	66 mi
Wave buoys nearest to St Lucia:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4840 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5167 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5183 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5603 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5789 mi
Tide stations nearest to St Lucia:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	132 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2687 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2994 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3335 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3827 mi
Ski Resorts closest to St Lucia:
Closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	227 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	314 mi
Third closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	314 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	314 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	314 mi
Town and city forecasts close to St Lucia:
Closest city location	Richards Bay (South Africa)	35 mi
Second closest city location	Richards Bay (South Africa)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Empangeni (South Africa)	42 mi
Fourth closest city location	eSikhawini (South Africa)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Nongoma (South Africa)	58 mi

• The closest passenger airport to St Lucia is Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa, which is 53 km (33 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to St Lucia is Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD), also in South Africa, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Vryheid Airport (VYD), also in South Africa, 173 km (107 miles) away.