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St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at St Mikes today?
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 3PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | |
7174 | 5350 | 6460 | 6202 | 5417 | 4704 | 4053 | 3054 | 2542 | 2117 | 1739 | 1363 | 1048 | 814 | 625 | 502 | 410 | 790 | 1240 | 1281 | 1568 | 1212 | 951 | 822 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.69m | 3:13PM1.57m | 3:23AM1.71m | 3:40PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.22m | 8:41PM0.21m | 9:08AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.16m | 9:34AM0.11m | 9:38PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
3662 | 5350 | 6460 | 6202 | 5417 | 4704 | 4053 | 3054 | 2542 | 2117 | 1739 | 1363 | 1048 | 814 | 625 | 502 | 410 | 338 | 1240 | 1281 | 1568 | 1212 | 951 | 822 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 41 | 72 | 790 | 227 | 223 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 61 | 107 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 70 | 350 | 111 | 96 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
7174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 56 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 98 | 592 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 452 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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