Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121212121211117776141312677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)928785851218475737372714543423634352540333047124143
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
E
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:15-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset----5:42-------5:39-------5:38---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------111123---------
Temp. °C212124242423232322232424232322222122252626262524
Feels °C (?)232325252725252623232424252625242323242525262422
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