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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
24.5° 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 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1382 | 1437 | 1152 | 1212 | 1077 | 834 | 596 | 627 | 609 | 513 | 515 | 499 | 373 | 386 | 365 | 425 | 344 | 280 | 271 | 205 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:40PM1.60m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:07PM1.60m | 4:17AM1.68m | 4:35PM1.57m | 4:44AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.11m | 9:38PM0.14m | 10:00AM0.10m | 10:06PM0.15m | 10:27AM0.12m | 10:34PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1382 | 1437 | 1152 | 1212 | 1077 | 834 | 596 | 627 | 609 | 513 | 515 | 499 | 373 | 386 | 365 | 425 | 344 | 280 | 271 | 205 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
227 | 44 | 77 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 140 | 9 | 15 | 129 | 129 | 7 | 234 | 170 | 113 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
67 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 4 | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
13 | 194 | 30 | — | — | — | 41 | 9 | — | 22 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 65 | 62 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 188 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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