Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121166111166666615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506498414329239235180180134127989659595555551161069279115109103
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.20
7:22PM
1.08
7:42AM
1.06
10:00PM
0.98
11:14AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.57
1:14PM
0.61
1:28AM
0.72
2:42PM
0.73
4:26AM
0.82
5:51PM
0.70
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212525252323232223272625232323232426262524
Feels °C (?)191920212424242324252323262524232324232426252425
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