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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 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
24.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
2.1
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
E
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)87788777771099888810101111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256407400350294279236200194183216335340324277235197220244269319308408346
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.31
2:44AM
1.28
2:53PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.39
3:26PM
1.51
3:50AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.45
8:40AM
0.46
9:08PM
0.33
9:16AM
0.36
9:39PM
0.23
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:09-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:04-------7:04-------7:02-----
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part cloud
light rain
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clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1------------------1
Temp. °C262624242322222424242423222222222424242323222223
Feels °C (?)232220232221212220212223232323232524222323242323
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