Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (26 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SW
13
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.7
NE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
128
120
70
52
45
45
31
43
43
35
32
18
23
16
28
35
37
30
29
67
81
104
199
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:49PM1.22m
1:10AM1.43m
1:35PM1.30m
1:50AM1.49m
2:13PM1.37m
2:25AM1.53m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.47m
7:32AM0.42m
7:30PM0.41m
8:07AM0.34m
8:09PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:05
Temp °C
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
20
22
22
21
20
19
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
22
20
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
19
20
18
19
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
19
Energy kJ
147
128
120
58
45
45
45
31
19
39
35
10
11
9
15
28
35
37
29
29
24
15
104
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
4
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
36
34
33
70
52
36
35
6
40
43
30
32
18
18
16
16
15
30
13
5
4
81
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
E
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
27
43
40
38
44
16
8
20
43
3
5
18
17
16
16
15
14
3
30
29
67
5
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
40
56
55
5
7
8
13
11
10
16
23
1
7
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
100
100
0
36
27
0
25
65
455
100
0
8
3
25
25
36
304
36
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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