Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
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Lucien surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lucien sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
E
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)66665665667788888681010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48504456342948806611918634922624321718814914824130128421418486
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
NW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.69
3:29AM
1.91
3:47PM
1.75
4:02AM
1.94
4:21PM
1.76
4:37AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.03
9:13PM
0.00
9:41AM
-0.05
9:47PM
-0.05
10:15AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-----
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C222424232221212226282827252524252323222121212122
Feels °C (?)242423232321202124272827252423231919212121212020
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