Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Feb 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1.2
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)7666777777888888888109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)779218423324922527833434452146418114714314220721287118450405275181151
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
35
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
25
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.58
7:14PM
1.36
7:45AM
1.39
8:02PM
1.18
8:52AM
1.19
9:58PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.34
1:22AM
0.36
2:02PM
0.52
2:15AM
0.55
3:29PM
0.68
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-5:43-------5:43-------5:43------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:36---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----6201121-12-----------
Temp. °C232426272423242323242524242323232324262625242322
Feels °C (?)212122242623252323252823272525222325232324252423
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