St Mikes Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.63° S 30.55° E

St Mikes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Mikes sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at St Mikes today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.6
SSW
3
1.4
SSW
5
2
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.2
S
7
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
100
291
255
360
266
346
135
494
464
581
634
741
943
941
1531
50
24
23
27
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:12PM1.48m
6:22AM1.34m
6:36PM1.32m
6:47AM1.19m
7:02PM1.16m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.27m
00:21AM0.36m
12:26PM0.42m
00:48AM0.51m
12:53PM0.58m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
3
2
4
10
18
13
6
5
8
13
7
9
8
4
2
2
Temp °C
23
21
20
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
22
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
11
13
11
11
13
11
14
14
15
16
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