Lucien 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.65° S 30.53° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lucien sea temperature is

23.4°C

Lucien surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lucien today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	ENE 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	282	202	210	151	116	220	171	357	283	351	273	54	145	138	119	225	203	317	433	421	468	599	499	453	251
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ENE	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:03PM1.63m				2:23AM1.50m				2:35PM1.69m				2:54AM1.56m				3:05PM1.72m				3:24AM1.60m
Low Tide		7:46AM0.29m					8:19PM0.22m				8:20AM0.21m				8:49PM0.15m				8:52AM0.17m				9:17PM0.10m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	6:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	4	4	2	1	2	4	8	10	6	10	9	4	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	19	18	17	18	17	17	16	16	18	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	24	21	22	22	22	21	22	20	19	18	15	16	15	17	15	12	13	11	12	16	16	18	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 12	S 15	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 8	SSW 13	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	SE 7	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	E 8
kJ	234	202	128	50	39	35	171	357	63	351	273	42	145	59	119	115	189	117	206	295	237	599	499	453	130
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 9	E 9	NE 8	E 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	S 8
kJ	114	55	32	26	37	28	52	63	45	63	47	54	29	138	30	44	38	317	433	421	468	201	163	70	131
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	NE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 9	—	NE 7	—	S 6	—	—	ENE 8	SSW 12
kJ	64	—	—	30	55	21	28	130	283	—	—	—	—	29	6	2	17	—	2	—	51	—	—	23	152
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 12	—	—	S 12	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	—	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	E 8
kJ	282	187	210	151	116	220	—	—	216	16	36	143	91	—	42	225	203	216	161	141	—	—	—	—	251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lucien Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	2	1	4	2	1	4	4	1	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	136	772	772	304	136	136	49	36	55	49	49	256	0	49	223	255	229	229	1163	49	13	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Lucien							The Spot	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	The Spot	The Spot		Umzumbe	The Spot						North Beach	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti
Rating (10 max)	3							2	3	3	3	4		3	4						3	4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	3	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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