St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
1.5
S
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111116671414131312121211111010161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295284279531256307199273946865613488400279205194141133126231280327239178
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
1.48
7:33PM
1.29
8:12AM
1.36
8:15PM
1.17
9:01AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.27
1:39PM
0.47
1:41AM
0.39
2:23PM
0.57
2:23AM
0.52
3:22PM
0.66
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:03-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------7:04-------7:04-------7:04-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2-11221-1------------
Temp. °C232324222322222222222221222323232222222325262624
Feels °C (?)272522192019202222222322242525262522212224252523
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