St Mikes Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.63° S 30.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Mikes sea temperature is
23.0° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

St Mikes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Mikes today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 7PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1866
1553
1227
1069
943
844
859
807
671
594
471
396
308
263
224
187
153
124
102
100
100
64
63
63
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM1.54m
6:34AM1.46m
7:07PM1.52m
7:12AM1.39m
7:48PM1.48m
7:59AM1.30m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.19m
00:34AM0.35m
12:46PM0.23m
1:14AM0.39m
1:24PM0.30m
2:01AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
19
17
17
16
15
15
20
21
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
21
19
19
19
18
17
18
Feels °C
18
18
18
16
16
14
12
12
16
15
15
16
16
14
11
12
16
17
16
16
16
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1866
1553
1227
1069
943
844
859
807
671
594
471
396
308
263
224
187
153
124
102
52
70
93
138
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
67
64
64
64
63
61
63
41
41
40
40
40
37
31
30
35
37
20
20
100
100
64
63
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
17
15
15
7
7
6
6
6
33
31
31
28
27
39
39
38
20
14
14
19
19
19
18
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
24
27
30
97
84
109
69
54
52
113
158
258
363
345
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
12
96
96
0
0
0
0
0
68
96
96
62
0
0
0
0
96
96
68
0
0
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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