St Mikes surf break

St Mikes surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at St Mikes today?

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 9PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
5
3
3
0
2
4
4
3
4
4
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212121213131313131313131315141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339554155218388862604514327811221048105611001136110495613591339133910549419561865163015411237
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.15
1:37PM
1.26
1:53AM
1.31
2:17PM
1.44
2:29AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.68
7:20AM
0.56
7:50PM
0.51
8:03AM
0.39
8:28PM
0.36
8:35AM
0.25
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset5:50-------5:50-------5:51-------
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919171617181818181716151619201919191918191919
Feels °C (?)141313101011131315171513131516171617171817181817
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at St Mikes (gales from the S at SHIP7557 20 km from St Mikes). 5.4m 13s groundswell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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20 km away, 38 min ago

68 km/h
S
0.0
21.9
Air / Water (°C)
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