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Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lucien today?
The current surf forecast for Lucien at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lucien. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 383 | 456 | 462 | 556 | 735 | 819 | 735 | 1254 | 1058 | 525 | 474 | 435 | 445 | 368 | 295 | 221 | 255 | 382 | 408 | 290 | 315 | 325 | 362 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 1.33 | 8:30PM 1.15 | 9:33AM 1.27 | 9:53PM 1.08 | 10:53AM 1.25 | 11:25PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:34PM 0.61 | 2:42AM 0.52 | 3:56PM 0.66 | 3:58AM 0.59 | 5:24PM 0.65 | 5:20AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
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