Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1145
948
792
394
386
327
279
369
1257
1626
2175
2070
1963
1881
1663
1463
1097
888
771
673
573
547
416
409
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:05PM1.49m
2:21AM1.75m
2:45PM1.59m
3:01AM1.82m
3:25PM1.66m
3:42AM1.84m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.19m
8:39AM0.09m
8:44PM0.10m
9:17AM0.02m
9:25PM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1145
948
792
394
386
327
279
369
1257
1626
2175
2070
1963
1881
1663
1463
1097
888
771
673
573
547
416
409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
SW
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
94
125
88
161
224
4
5
9
10
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
27
43
9
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
8
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
5
26
50
74
3
5
38
39
38
14
14
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
25
25
36
32
3
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
25
49
0
0
0
0
0
49
332
136
13
27
0
0
0
0
101
100
72
65
65
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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