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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 30 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
25.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
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
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131414131313131313141413131212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011071071029693959566111113101988783827949474059235837
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.28
2:24PM
1.46
2:54AM
1.46
3:10PM
1.58
3:36AM
1.62
3:49PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.43
8:42PM
0.30
8:59AM
0.28
9:23PM
0.15
9:41AM
0.16
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:22-------5:22-------5:24----
Sunset------6:58-------6:58-------6:57-
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------2---------------1
Temp. °C232322232626252524242324262625252423222425262625
Feels °C (?)252625262826262927282727282526282725242727272728
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