Lucien 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.65° S 30.53° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lucien sea temperature is

23.1°C

Lucien surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lucien today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	SSW 8	ENE 8	S 10	S 10	ENE 8	S 12	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	131	279	603	723	541	378	268	220	216	235	231	113	216	440	252	521	468	713	145	104	85	210	219
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:27PM1.53m				1:48AM1.41m					2:03PM1.63m				2:23AM1.50m				2:35PM1.69m				2:54AM1.56m
Low Tide				7:46PM0.32m				7:46AM0.29m					8:19PM0.22m				8:20AM0.21m				8:49PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	6:25
mm	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	2	3	1	2	1	4	4	7	8	11
Temp °C	26	27	25	25	25	23	22	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	24	25	23	27	27	21	21	22	21	22	21	21	21	22	20	18	17	15	16	17	16	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12	S 15	ENE 8	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 7
kJ	131	87	86	527	541	378	268	140	216	171	140	113	216	440	81	521	62	45	145	104	85	38	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	ENE 8	—	NE 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	95	96	95	64	134	31	31	30	68	104	81	172	63	—	8	42	41	28	81	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 8	—	NE 7	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	—	—	—	26	43	130	252	91	—	19	—	—	7	8	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 5	—	—	S 7	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	122	279	603	723	—	25	39	220	199	235	231	28	—	—	58	—	468	713	137	80	60	210	219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Lucien Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	455	836	304	8	0	101	36	136	184	772	256	49	49	27	27	13	49	49	772	0	49	255	229
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Rating (10 max)				4	3	2	2					2	3	3	3	4	2	2		1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Dungeons Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	2	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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