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St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | 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 | SSE 8 | |
35 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 80 | 72 | 136 | 270 | 998 | 220 | 152 | 191 | 188 | 193 | 126 | 123 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.49m | 2:13PM1.37m | 2:25AM1.53m | 2:48PM1.43m | 2:58AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.41m | 8:07AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.27m | 8:44PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 35 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 136 | 270 | 7 | 220 | 152 | 191 | 36 | 29 | 40 | 66 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 80 | 6 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 193 | 126 | 123 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 998 | 78 | 54 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 140 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1137 | 307 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 96 |
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