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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
26.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141414141457777713131312121212121110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4072652202261751334483874782062031891861832132062172763031871801339668
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.80
5:00AM
1.94
5:13PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.86
5:45PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
-0.07
10:45PM
-0.10
11:10AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.05
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:08-------6:07-------6:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1--22111----------
Temp. °C232529292724232222212222222322212122242524242322
Feels °C (?)242529312919191820202222232323232324262625262523
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