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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 14 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
25.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1313121212111111111010111988888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676557565625242322109443610281164816642466431340274258187225
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
SSW
25
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.05
1:22PM
1.21
2:02AM
1.16
2:14PM
1.31
2:44AM
1.28
2:53PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.67
7:50PM
0.56
7:56AM
0.57
8:33PM
0.45
8:40AM
0.46
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:07-------5:09-------5:09----
Sunset------7:04-------7:04-------7:04-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323242526262525242427262523232322232325252423
Feels °C (?)282626282727262725252427211918191920222122222222
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