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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
25.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111677101413131212121111111016151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2463052952842796192843602633771067865623488400325251194143102179292346322
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
20
NE
5
N
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
1.41
7:32AM
1.48
7:33PM
1.29
8:12AM
1.36
8:15PM
1.17
9:01AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.27
1:39PM
0.47
1:41AM
0.39
2:23PM
0.57
2:23AM
0.52
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----5:03-------5:05-------5:05--
Sunset7:04-------7:04-------7:04-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----21---21-------------
Temp. °C252424242422232222222222212122232322222322232526
Feels °C (?)222529272318191820222222222224252525222423232425
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