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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 07 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 8PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.9
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
0.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)691213151515141312111111111167771414131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18711131644173422782204175711785564392462532952893382153554203062761078971702574
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
5
SSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.52
6:54AM
1.58
6:57PM
1.41
7:32AM
1.48
7:33PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.26
12:31AM
0.16
1:00PM
0.36
1:05AM
0.27
1:39PM
0.47
1:41AM
0.39
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------5:03-------5:03-------5:05
Sunset--7:04-------7:04-------7:04-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---111-----2---111-22---
Temp. °C252424222121212224252524232324232323232222222222
Feels °C (?)211920212222212120202223262422191818192121212222
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