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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 17 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 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212111111111111111313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67659595908583828281815451514947682340985589135181
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
1.64
3:14PM
1.64
3:32AM
1.79
3:43PM
1.74
4:00AM
1.90
4:12PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.19
9:11AM
0.18
9:18PM
0.06
9:39AM
0.05
9:46PM
-0.04
10:09AM
-0.04
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------6:00----
Sunset------6:13-------6:12-------6:09-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------51-------
Temp. °C232222232627262423222123262726212223222325262524
Feels °C (?)242424252727262524222124262728212425232526272526
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