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St Lucia surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
St Lucia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Lucia sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at St Lucia today?
The current surf forecast for St Lucia at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Lucia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
380 | 427 | 413 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 322 | 163 | 133 | 116 | 144 | 114 | 185 | 233 | 184 | 141 | 167 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 131 | 92 | 85 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.64m | 7:26AM1.51m | 8:15PM1.52m | 8:37AM1.37m | 9:42PM1.45m | 10:11AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.52m | 1:42PM0.49m | 2:29AM0.67m | 2:56PM0.60m | 4:03AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 11 | E 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 380 | 427 | 413 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 322 | 62 | 118 | 100 | 116 | 114 | 185 | 233 | 184 | 141 | 167 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | S 12 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 55 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 126 | 119 | 163 | 102 | 116 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 131 | 90 | 85 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 20 | S 12 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 177 | 75 | 153 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 109 | 8 | 98 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 60 | 35 | 57 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 133 | 57 | 144 | 96 | 41 | — | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 898 | 430 | 430 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 180 | 214 | 133 | 92 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 57 | 57 | 3 |
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