Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 706 | 1000 | 1258 | 932 | 1069 | 937 | 881 | 687 | 663 | 567 | 618 | 1377 | 603 | 637 | 951 | 1050 | 987 | 1046 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:08PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.61m | 4:37PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.10m | 10:38PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 223 | 201 | 193 | 987 | 932 | 498 | 937 | 881 | 687 | 663 | 567 | 512 | 479 | 603 | 242 | 62 | 25 | 175 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 46 | 71 | 96 | 417 | 178 | 113 | 118 | 87 | 64 | 81 | 176 | 231 | 61 | 62 | — | — | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 191 | 167 | 98 | 83 | 55 | 26 | 69 | 184 | 176 | 81 | 69 | 62 | 85 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 577 | 706 | 1000 | 1258 | — | 1069 | — | — | — | — | — | 618 | 1377 | 138 | 637 | 951 | 1050 | 987 | 1046 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 821 | 821 | 821 | 821 | 98 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 98 | 40 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 232 | 232 | 307 |
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