Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181314131316151514151414151415151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)861721735683663188913499787991019694674112379111171209951811665609506421345269
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.48
5:55AM
1.48
6:10PM
1.36
6:20AM
1.34
6:39PM
1.22
6:50AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.22
11:47PM
0.29
12:06PM
0.34
12:13AM
0.42
12:35PM
0.47
12:43AM
0.57
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C222222222121202022222221212020212424242221202021
Feels °C (?)171717181817171719202221212021212220201919192021
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