Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
13
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
84
84
48
39
39
38
37
36
39
38
38
39
37
50
35
49
49
49
48
60
139
993
492
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
25
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23PM1.50m
4:32AM1.55m
4:56PM1.48m
5:03AM1.52m
5:29PM1.45m
5:36AM1.47m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.20m
10:22PM0.27m
10:44AM0.21m
10:55PM0.31m
11:16AM0.24m
11:29PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
19
19
18
18
19
24
24
22
22
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
17
17
20
19
19
18
18
16
16
16
21
20
20
21
19
18
18
18
20
21
22
20
20
19
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSW
10
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
Energy kJ
38
37
28
39
19
13
14
14
36
39
38
38
39
37
50
35
49
49
49
48
48
139
345
492
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
35
35
37
28
39
39
38
37
9
14
14
7
7
5
7
6
7
33
10
40
60
48
48
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
50
84
84
48
27
19
19
19
14
34
29
9
8
28
12
6
5
2
33
7
42
74
12
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
1.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
7
16
27
22
32
35
28
19
18
14
11
15
2
4
3
16
19
8
4
1
3
13
993
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
Distance (km)
100
100
100
65
8
3
0
0
100
100
72
0
36
0
0
36
3
49
100
72
65
0
49
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
1
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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