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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 21 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 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212137778887816171717161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2682682722631841801871901611611832633373522754583853546188771108180917571709
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
5
W
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.71
5:25PM
1.68
5:50AM
1.73
5:55PM
1.64
6:22AM
1.71
6:28PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.16
11:34PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.17
12:04AM
0.06
12:28PM
0.21
12:36AM
0.13
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-5:13-------5:15-------5:16------
Sunset----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------111-
Temp. °C212123232322212019212526292725242223242423222221
Feels °C (?)222221191817171818202423272919191819222222232323
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