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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.3
ENE
0.3
SSW
1.8
NE
1.1
ENE
0.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1161110710771045566121211101045588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40663836020009185782674048466882714029114329
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
0
ENE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
25
S
40
S
40
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
20
ENE
20
E
5
N
5
SSE
5
W
15
NW
0
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.63
6:18AM
1.70
6:22PM
1.53
6:45AM
1.59
6:48PM
1.41
7:11AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.14
12:00AM
0.06
12:23PM
0.23
12:27AM
0.17
12:51PM
0.33
12:54AM
0.30
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:28-------5:30
Sunset--6:53-------6:53-------6:52-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--3---------------1182--
Temp. °C272625252525242627272625252424252727262623232424
Feels °C (?)252625263029262927252426282727292828303126242825
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