Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.6
S
0.8
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.9
E
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)677771312121212121111888896118777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3454453033122401891781751692172542251981681631801546350123104435517317
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
1.94
5:13PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.86
5:45PM
1.66
6:04AM
1.72
6:19PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
-0.10
11:10AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.05
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:16PM
0.17
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------6:07-------6:07-------6:06-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11111----------------
Temp. °C242322222222222322212222252525242323232526262524
Feels °C (?)211920212122222323222324262526262425252322212021
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