Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 186 | 336 | 322 | 308 | 254 | 261 | 155 | 407 | 800 | 792 | 936 | 1151 | 1170 | 920 | 752 | 854 | 900 | 724 | 896 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.85m | 3:50AM1.75m | 4:05PM1.91m | 4:19AM1.76m | 4:35PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:51AM-0.05m | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.06m | 10:45PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 47 | 336 | 322 | 308 | 131 | 99 | 56 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | N 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 57 | 74 | 68 | 100 | 23 | 70 | 6 | 254 | 261 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 29 | 84 | 84 | 186 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 173 | 248 | 17 | 155 | 407 | 800 | 792 | 936 | 1151 | 1170 | 920 | 752 | 854 | 900 | 724 | 896 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 98 | 96 | 31 | 96 | 45 | 68 | 0 | 179 | 252 | 775 | 775 | 648 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 308 | 98 | 98 | 125 | 45 | 40 |
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