Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
1.4
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)8776881261515141113131312778888912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90836244515151125112155140143284276212146227181245666346234262158
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
SW
30
SW
25
S
15
S
15
SE
15
E
5
NNE
5
NW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.11
1:05AM
1.11
1:34PM
1.24
2:10AM
1.32
2:26PM
1.41
2:51AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.67
7:16AM
0.62
7:56PM
0.48
8:19AM
0.44
8:38PM
0.30
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47
Sunset--6:35-------6:34-------6:32-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----154121--------------
Temp. °C262626252523222222232322222121232728292825232324
Feels °C (?)262627272824192122242325252122242829312923222425
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