Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
26.6° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)886666161514141414141414777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8665259176132123280326371366371366366301223306367457478447459667350266
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
20
N
20
NNE
15
SW
25
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.52
6:40AM
1.53
6:58PM
1.35
7:23AM
1.31
7:54PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
0.17
12:24AM
0.22
12:53PM
0.34
1:05AM
0.42
1:41PM
0.54
2:08AM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--6:06-------6:04-------6:02-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11---------------1----
Temp. °C252424232322222222232323222121232627262524232425
Feels °C (?)222021222322222322222223232120222324252726242428
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