Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.5
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
SSW
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121266788869991212161515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2841891091951967343032511681884455505059598001107784334236361293233229947
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
W
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
35
NNE
35
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.71
5:13AM
1.80
5:33PM
1.62
5:51AM
1.64
6:14PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:25AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.13
12:03PM
0.20
12:19AM
0.30
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:18-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------121
Temp. °C212225262726262625242524222220191920242524242221
Feels °C (?)191921232626252422202018182018181818202123261916
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