Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 302 | 456 | 340 | 176 | 109 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:13AM1.70m | 4:26PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.65m | 4:51PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.01m | 10:13AM0.04m | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 78 | 541 | 483 | 344 | 250 | 251 | 88 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 554 | 486 | 250 | 168 | 95 | 92 | 108 | 112 | 112 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 73 | 70 | 108 | 94 | 94 | 69 | — | 55 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 25 | 88 | 82 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | — | — | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 445 | 589 | — | 675 | 724 | 485 | 532 | 319 | 627 | 713 | 713 | 912 | 732 | 12 | 81 | 302 | 456 | 340 | 176 | 109 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 380 | 0 | 96 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 146 | 414 | 360 | 121 | 113 | 4 | 205 | 98 | 232 | 591 | 252 | 251 | 31 | 40 |
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