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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lucien today?
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 429 | 204 | 181 | 186 | 336 | 284 | 840 | 805 | 394 | 338 | 211 | 383 | 385 | 286 | 255 | 199 | 176 | 143 | 459 | 332 | 273 | 113 | 316 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 1.39 | 2:11AM 1.30 | 2:21PM 1.45 | 2:46AM 1.37 | 2:56PM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:22AM 0.51 | 8:02PM 0.41 | 8:05AM 0.44 | 8:37PM 0.33 | 8:42AM 0.37 | 9:10PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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