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St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
St Mikes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Mikes sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at St Mikes today?
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
275 | 180 | 141 | 108 | 78 | 66 | 46 | 232 | 1244 | 530 | 413 | 302 | 293 | 223 | 229 | 316 | 706 | 975 | 975 | 651 | 315 | 424 | 274 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.08m | 11:00PM1.20m | 11:25AM1.13m | 00:09AM1.33m | 12:32PM1.25m | 00:58AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.61m | 5:20AM0.66m | 5:32PM0.54m | 6:29AM0.51m | 6:31PM0.43m | 7:17AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
21 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 275 | 121 | 231 | 270 | 249 | 181 | 138 | 232 | 473 | 530 | 413 | 302 | 158 | 112 | 56 | 316 | 706 | 975 | 975 | 651 | 313 | 424 | 274 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 180 | 141 | 108 | 78 | 66 | 41 | 79 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 293 | 223 | 229 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 315 | 198 | 213 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 62 | 60 | — | — | — | 38 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | W 4 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 245 | — | 3 | 123 | 128 | 46 | 4 | 1244 | 55 | 76 | 234 | 335 | — | — | 1 | 107 | 86 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 121 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 178 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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