St Mikes Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.63° S 30.55° E

St Mikes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Mikes sea temperature is
21.2° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1
E
8
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
23
27
9
15
82
165
170
161
188
172
0
487
522
448
343
213
201
1160
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:59PM1.48m
7:05AM1.30m
7:27PM1.32m
7:35AM1.16m
8:04PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
1:40AM0.56m
1:43PM0.59m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
21
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
20
18
18
17
18
18
20
12
11
12
14
15
16
18
17
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