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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
25.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313121213131313121212121367778878161717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335345174174268268272263184180187190161293167228289525149433385354610867
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
40
N
0
NE
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.68
5:20AM
1.71
5:25PM
1.68
5:50AM
1.73
5:55PM
1.64
6:22AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.03
11:22AM
0.16
11:34PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.17
12:04AM
0.06
12:28PM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----5:13-------5:15-------5:16--
Sunset7:02-------7:01-------7:01-------
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C232121212121232323222120192125262825252322232425
Feels °C (?)191919212122211919181717172024242329231819202123
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