Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8PM is: 0.9m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 3 | S 21 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 597 | 804 | 548 | 355 | 248 | 162 | 107 | 85 | 99 | 88 | 113 | 298 | 90 | 115 | 139 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 614 | 627 | 632 | 641 | 600 | 482 | 432 | 441 | 450 | 441 | 384 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 318 | 314 | 65 | 251 | 207 | 246 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 107 | 85 | 99 | 88 | 113 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 298 | 90 | 60 | 139 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 133 | 597 | 804 | 548 | 355 | 248 | 162 | — | 75 | 80 | 5 | 13 | 460 | 86 | 115 | 94 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 183 | 96 | 125 | 764 | 336 | 188 | 169 | 169 | 591 | 1174 | 45 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 96 | 459 | 592 | 96 | 96 | 68 |
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