Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
3
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141478131313131418171616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297233293293413972237335560243325742187367615942222193217781496145912811010932622514
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
35
NE
15
ENE
10
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
1.49
6:33AM
1.45
7:04PM
1.34
7:26AM
1.26
8:20PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.20
12:19AM
0.30
12:47PM
0.36
1:11AM
0.49
1:46PM
0.52
2:36AM
0.66
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:30-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------1111--------
Temp. °C242525232221191819202120181717181920201919181818
Feels °C (?)202227252015131112131413141414161617171717151615
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