Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1514151514141413131313131212121212776111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12639121280120995192576960950642141432923923518413913414415998595866131
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.34
6:39PM
1.22
6:50AM
1.20
7:22PM
1.08
7:42AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.42
12:35PM
0.47
12:43AM
0.57
1:14PM
0.61
1:28AM
0.72
2:42PM
0.73
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120202324232221202021252525232323212326262524
Feels °C (?)222221202121202020192021242424252626212425252426
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