Lucien surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lucien today?

The current surf forecast for Lucien at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)781188888881312121212999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27020119814611411411495971021731871901441329496989395152148138165
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.22
1:53AM
1.39
2:09PM
1.38
2:29AM
1.56
2:43PM
1.51
3:00AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.47
8:08AM
0.42
8:14PM
0.31
8:42AM
0.27
8:46PM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:57-----
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cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---11--1------11-----111
Temp. °C272725242323222324232323232323232424242423232324
Feels °C (?)302724232224242525242525252525242423232524262628
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