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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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at St Mikes today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
15 | 30 | 13 | 29 | 66 | 80 | 64 | 136 | 270 | 232 | 223 | 152 | 144 | 355 | 125 | 126 | 85 | 118 | 78 | 81 | 102 | 81 | 86 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.37m | 2:25AM1.53m | 2:48PM1.43m | 2:58AM1.56m | 3:20PM1.47m | 3:29AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.27m | 8:44PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.23m | 9:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | |
— | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
31 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 80 | 64 | 136 | 270 | 232 | 223 | 152 | 49 | 355 | 91 | 57 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 81 | 102 | 81 | 86 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
15 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 144 | 9 | 125 | 126 | 85 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 44 | 67 | 43 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
14 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 49 | 62 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 252 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1137 | 307 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 252 | 96 | 12 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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