St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at St Mikes today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
107
91
72
57
57
48
82
85
53
40
50
50
84
48
53
43
47
19
31
34
8
8
28
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
NE
5
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM1.57m
3:51PM1.49m
4:01AM1.57m
4:23PM1.50m
4:32AM1.55m
4:56PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.20m
9:50PM0.27m
10:12AM0.20m
10:22PM0.27m
10:44AM0.21m
10:55PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
22
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
23
21
19
19
19
19
20
27
25
23
21
20
20
18
18
20
19
17
18
17
16
16
15
19
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
24
21
23
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
113
107
91
72
57
57
45
46
51
53
40
38
37
28
28
23
24
19
17
36
37
36
37
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
67
43
42
58
47
47
48
82
85
9
7
35
35
37
39
39
39
38
37
17
14
15
10
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
18
25
25
24
22
22
50
50
84
48
28
19
19
19
14
34
8
8
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
10
13
9
9
21
22
9
17
26
31
53
43
47
31
16
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
96
96
96
62
62
0
0
12
96
96
96
62
0
4
4
4
68
96
68
45
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
5
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