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St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at St Mikes today?
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
1739 | 1363 | 1048 | 814 | 625 | 510 | 403 | 889 | 1400 | 1437 | 1292 | 1212 | 951 | 834 | 588 | 646 | 521 | 531 | 515 | 483 | 373 | 454 | 432 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.57m | 3:23AM1.71m | 3:40PM1.60m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:07PM1.60m | 4:17AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.16m | 9:34AM0.11m | 9:38PM0.14m | 10:00AM0.10m | 10:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1739 | 1363 | 1048 | 814 | 625 | 510 | 403 | 889 | 1400 | 1437 | 1292 | 1212 | 951 | 834 | 588 | 646 | 521 | 531 | 515 | 483 | 373 | 454 | 432 | 425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
56 | 31 | 17 | 75 | 20 | 35 | 74 | 338 | 227 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 140 | 14 | 7 | 129 | 129 | 82 | 234 | 170 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
107 | 51 | 30 | 45 | 72 | 70 | 347 | 80 | 52 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
31 | 12 | 67 | — | — | 3 | 19 | — | 275 | 311 | 38 | — | — | 80 | 82 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 592 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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