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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)777777777778899988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239254261302310294289423462394456549461660542417293240235240240240235195
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
1.06
10:16AM
1.16
11:09PM
1.00
12:01PM
1.14
1:00AM
1.05
1:22PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.66
3:23AM
0.64
4:54PM
0.71
5:03AM
0.71
6:43PM
0.66
6:51AM
0.67
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:05-------5:07-------5:07--
Sunset7:04-------7:04-------7:04-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1-----111-
Temp. °C262524232324262626252424232424252524242424252527
Feels °C (?)242525232223242322242627272626272927272827282728
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