Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)6111111116661616151515141414131313131313127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)898659595744466087847911510910396939287858585847677
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
1.06
10:00PM
0.98
11:14AM
1.01
12:37AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.73
4:26AM
0.82
5:51PM
0.70
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:15------
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:42---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232428262525242423252928242423222123262525242423
Feels °C (?)242428272626242422252726242626242324262628272525
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