St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
814
625
502
403
889
1382
1437
1152
1212
951
834
588
555
521
531
498
483
522
454
365
359
350
280
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
0
N
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
25
SSW
25
S
10
SSE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
25
NE
30
NE
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13PM1.57m
3:23AM1.71m
3:40PM1.60m
3:50AM1.71m
4:07PM1.60m
4:17AM1.68m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.16m
9:34AM0.11m
9:38PM0.14m
10:00AM0.10m
10:06PM0.15m
10:27AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
20
19
21
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
24
25
23
22
20
20
19
20
25
25
20
22
20
18
20
21
19
19
21
21
19
17
17
18
23
25
24
24
21
20
18
19
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
1048
814
625
502
403
889
1382
1437
1152
1212
951
834
588
555
521
531
498
483
522
454
365
359
350
280
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
17
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
20
75
13
25
55
338
227
98
77
22
16
16
140
9
15
129
129
82
16
115
113
16
14
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
S
19
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
30
45
72
70
347
64
60
40
31
15
15
15
15
15
6
17
17
5
15
16
16
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
9
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
43
2
5
28
24
39
36
23
14
14
12
8
5
4
20
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
40
0
0
51
140
45
0
0
0
0
0
96
96
96
0
0
0
0
0
96
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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