Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111577614135667888876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75737372464543421838412340335512315711815113511366232165
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
40
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---1-1---------------
Temp. °C232222232424232323222222252625242524252724242423
Feels °C (?)262422222224242425242423242426262522222520192121
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