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St Mikes Surf Photo: 'Dudley Powell' by Gordon Date - White Lens

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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21.9° C

0.9°

St Mikes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE	NE	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross	3 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE	NE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE	NE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross	5 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NE	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	NNE	E	NE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	NE	E	NE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NNE	E	ENE
	11 s	glass	6 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE		E	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE		E	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW		E	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW		E	ENE
	10 s	off		10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW		E	ENE
	11 s	off		10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		E	ENE
	11 s	off		10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW		E	SW
	11 s	cross- off		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW		E	SW
	11 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SW	E	SW
	11 s	cross- on	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	SSW	E	SW
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from St Mikes around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 9 minutes before high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 1.6m (5.2 ft). Range 2.04m (6.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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St Mikes Surf Photo: 'Dudley Powell' by Gordon Date - White Lens

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User: Gordon Date - White Lens (3 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:38 pm 31 May 2018