St Lucia Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.37° S 32.43° E)

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St Lucia surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 SAST

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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 24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for St Lucia this week:

The surf forecast for St Lucia over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 18) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at St Lucia in the next 12 days are 1.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 23) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Tue 18th Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf	11AM (Fri 21st Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m) 18s
Most Powerful	5PM (Fri 21st Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Lucia over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	3	4	3	1	2	1	0	3	1	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	E	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	NE	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	7	9	9	9	9	10	9	21	18	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	7	6	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	116	103	78	76	53	74	47	43	173	1302	1830	1207	1045	824	643	668	488	383	235	282	664
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	W	SE	ESE	SSW	NE	ENE	SSE	S	E	SSW	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNW	NNE	NNE	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	glass	on	on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:43PM 1.84	3:00AM 1.77		3:11PM 1.88	3:28AM 1.81		3:39PM 1.89	3:56AM 1.82		4:07PM 1.87	4:25AM 1.80		4:35PM 1.83	4:54AM 1.76		5:05PM 1.77		5:26AM 1.69	5:36PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)	8:31AM 0.30		8:53PM 0.23	9:01AM 0.24		9:21PM 0.18	9:29AM 0.21		9:48PM 0.16	9:58AM 0.21		10:16PM 0.17	10:27AM 0.24		10:46PM 0.21	10:57AM 0.30		11:16PM 0.27	11:29AM 0.38		11:50PM 0.35

	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
Sunrise	4:48	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:46	-	-	4:46	-	-	4:46	-	-
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:27	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	9	9
Temp. °C	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	23	26	26	21
Feels °C (?)	18	18	22	22	21	22	21	20	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	21	22	26	24	23	20

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Information about the St Lucia Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for St Lucia provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at St Lucia can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our St Lucia surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (St Lucia) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for St Lucia may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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