Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.2
S
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)101113141314141313131312117888107109898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)959332246994533333829612503203117081268104483034540588439033953573215011291766613381
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
N
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
1.32
1:28AM
1.27
1:49PM
1.47
2:03AM
1.40
2:19PM
1.59
2:32AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.50
7:32AM
0.41
8:04PM
0.37
8:04AM
0.29
8:31PM
0.25
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:16-------5:15
Sunset--6:07-------6:08-------6:09-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C221918181615161518191918171617212622212020191919
Feels °C (?)14910111112151414131211111215192315141515151516
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Lucien (calm at Port Edward 72 km from Lucien). 5.4m 12s groundswell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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