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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 24 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (24 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)15151514141414141313131313131312127777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1763191017391554136311891001861711523437356280289280267213268277325437565667803
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.65
7:04PM
1.45
7:35AM
1.55
7:46PM
1.32
8:25AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
0.13
1:06PM
0.29
1:12AM
0.23
1:50PM
0.40
1:55AM
0.36
2:46PM
0.52
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---5:16-------5:18-------5:18----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111-------11--11-------
Temp. °C222222232525242322232324262626252524232527282725
Feels °C (?)242423232323222221232324252525262523222324252422
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