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St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 12 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
25.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 3PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)23s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)122322202018181616151414141313131212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461061562122183403223022881991861361056767655736282524232210
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
1.16
11:09PM
1.00
12:01PM
1.14
1:00AM
1.05
1:22PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.71
5:03AM
0.71
6:43PM
0.66
6:51AM
0.67
7:50PM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:05-------5:07-------5:07------
Sunset----7:04-------7:04-------7:04---
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222526262625242424242526252525252425262627252524
Feels °C (?)212324232325272926252526282929292628282625232323
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