Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 86 | 99 | 72 | 40 | 156 | 101 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 131 | 140 | 95 | 86 | 100 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.74m | 4:55AM1.70m | 5:23PM1.77m | 5:33AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 663 | 716 | 828 | 730 | 639 | 556 | 533 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 237 | 237 | 233 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 86 | 99 | 72 | 40 | 156 | 101 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 131 | 140 | 95 | 86 | 73 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 37 | — | 5 | 41 | 70 | 100 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 40 |
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