Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
219
224
276
426
514
567
557
424
480
417
417
417
371
320
881
1302
1801
1694
1349
2597
1420
1605
1757
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:20AM1.27m
12:47PM1.19m
1:16AM1.41m
1:35PM1.31m
1:54AM1.54m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.60m
6:48AM0.57m
6:50PM0.48m
7:36AM0.44m
7:35PM0.37m
8:11AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
23
22
24
30
28
26
25
24
24
25
22
21
20
21
20
18
17
16
17
20
21
24
23
22
21
20
22
28
25
25
24
23
22
23
17
14
12
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.3
SSW
12
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
191
219
224
276
426
514
567
557
424
480
417
417
417
371
320
230
192
156
156
156
1320
123
123
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
75
48
47
47
27
25
13
13
13
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
2
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.6
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.5
SW
3
1.3
SSW
5
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
12
58
55
3
78
309
881
1302
1801
1694
1349
2597
1420
1605
1757
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
72
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
100
8
0
0
0
183
310
480
767
767
49
49
49
49
772
772
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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