Lucien 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.65° S 30.53° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lucien sea temperature is

21.9° C

Lucien surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lucien today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	387	402	313	852	594	625	782	933	993	993	1197	1206	1025	841	827	748	736	661	593	478	478	418	363	357
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	ENE	E	E	NNW	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SE	ENE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			6:46AM1.48m				7:17PM1.57m				7:22AM1.36m				7:55PM1.44m					8:02AM1.24m				8:39PM1.31m
Low Tide	00:47AM0.28m				12:52PM0.19m				1:25AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:06AM0.49m				2:08PM0.46m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	17	19	20	19	18	18	18	16	16	20	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	15	15	19	19	19	18	16	16	15	15	18	18	17	16	17	17	15	14	17	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	387	335	206	852	594	625	782	933	993	993	1197	1206	1025	841	827	748	736	661	593	478	478	418	363	357
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	246	402	313	119	279	308	223	102	71	48	48	48	67	89	84	48	59	57	37	15	93	104	147	191
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	SSW 9	E 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 17	E 9	SSW 11	ENE 4	ENE 5
kJ	92	92	191	94	96	73	73	71	71	49	17	30	30	48	29	29	28	28	17	55	15	25	8	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	SSW 3	SSW 5	SSW 12	—	—	NNE 6	NE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	10	50	491	—	—	3	1	3	6	7	5	5	3	26	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	St Mikes Durban/KZN South	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	St Mikes Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	St Mikes Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	27	100	100	0	0	0	49	27	3	101	100	4	3	4	0	0	100	100	100	65	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	The Spot	Kelso (Happy Wanderers)	Umzumbe	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Green Point	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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