Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 339 | 256 | 228 | 202 | 163 | 105 | 232 | 253 | 292 | 871 | 588 | 1333 | 1433 | 1021 | 626 | 455 | 440 | 328 | 354 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.01m | 9:37PM1.02m | 12:15PM0.95m | 00:56AM1.07m | 1:48PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.74m | 4:59AM0.78m | 6:13PM0.79m | 7:33AM0.67m | 7:45PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 444 | 339 | 256 | 228 | 202 | 163 | 89 | 232 | 253 | 292 | 50 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 69 | 63 | 39 | 6 | 354 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 105 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 87 | 871 | 588 | 1333 | 1433 | 1021 | 626 | 455 | 440 | 328 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 99 | 96 | 40 | 127 | 307 | 336 | 308 | 188 | 98 | 232 | 592 | 188 | 0 | 0 |
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