Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.8
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)8118866661615141414141414147888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115166846525114812392280326371366366366366301223228385453491451698441
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.72
6:19PM
1.52
6:40AM
1.53
6:58PM
1.35
7:23AM
1.31
7:54PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
0.17
12:24AM
0.22
12:53PM
0.34
1:05AM
0.42
1:41PM
0.54
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----6:06-------6:04-------6:02---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C232425252423232222222323242322222223272726252424
Feels °C (?)252222212222232222232422232323232322252424252428
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