Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 12PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 148 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 118 | 126 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.62m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.14m | 00:38AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
694 | 606 | 573 | 541 | 520 | 450 | 431 | 422 | 361 | 262 | 251 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 104 | 68 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 120 | 120 | — | 26 | 126 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 |
48 | 148 | 839 | — | — | 625 | 612 | 2 | 31 | 59 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 268 | 118 | 93 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 140 | 140 | 40 | 45 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 21 |
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