St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 11 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
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
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161514141313121212232220201818161615141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1262922803272391781198346106156212218340322302288199186116105676765
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
1.25
9:16PM
1.06
10:16AM
1.16
11:09PM
1.00
12:01PM
1.14
1:00AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.66
3:23AM
0.64
4:54PM
0.71
5:03AM
0.71
6:43PM
0.66
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-5:05-------5:05-------5:07------
Sunset----7:04-------7:04-------7:04---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232426272625242323252727262524242325262626252424
Feels °C (?)222325262526252423232424222424262728282829282828
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