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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lucien today?
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | |
163 | 116 | 85 | 115 | 105 | 141 | 137 | 129 | 195 | 201 | 241 | 239 | 240 | 299 | 306 | 264 | 215 | 178 | 154 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 260 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.60m | 5:49AM1.58m | 6:20PM1.51m | 6:36AM1.43m | 7:16PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.10m | 11:36PM0.20m | 12:02PM0.20m | 00:26AM0.33m | 12:50PM0.31m | 1:25AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
163 | 116 | 82 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 69 | 129 | 195 | 201 | 241 | 239 | 240 | 299 | 306 | 264 | 215 | 178 | 154 | 164 | 107 | 264 | 260 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
24 | 54 | 41 | 81 | 105 | 141 | 137 | 71 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 90 | 92 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 273 | 268 | 75 | 51 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 |
49 | 44 | 85 | 115 | 55 | 49 | 44 | 127 | 123 | 136 | 129 | 125 | 81 | 79 | 56 | 52 | 44 | 65 | 83 | 45 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 256 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 818 | 101 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 117 | 65 |
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