Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.5
ENE
13
0.7
E
12
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
186
151
101
273
268
264
681
150
193
192
211
132
169
123
118
116
114
112
82
112
110
79
102
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
S
25
S
20
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:36AM1.43m
7:16PM1.41m
7:32AM1.29m
8:26PM1.32m
8:46AM1.17m
9:53PM1.28m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.33m
12:50PM0.31m
1:25AM0.48m
1:48PM0.43m
2:41AM0.60m
3:02PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
23
23
22
22
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
18
17
18
18
17
17
16
21
22
22
20
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
238
186
151
101
273
268
264
681
139
130
113
117
94
94
82
82
84
67
67
52
112
110
79
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
81
80
80
81
70
41
30
30
150
141
136
175
132
169
123
118
116
114
112
82
35
46
41
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
40
47
65
83
119
42
38
64
27
25
107
100
92
85
84
82
78
74
73
50
50
18
16
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
12
34
69
169
136
193
192
211
103
5
5
8
4
6
10
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
100
475
590
117
117
4
8
0
100
100
49
0
49
0
0
0
136
136
304
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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