St Mikes Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.63° S 30.55° E

St Mikes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Mikes sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.6° 

St Mikes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Mikes today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
2
SE
9
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
2.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
1.2
SE
8
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
535
555
595
426
314
314
968
49
47
44
94
85
83
53
62
191
148
131
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11PM1.60m
3:25AM1.66m
3:50PM1.74m
4:02AM1.73m
4:26PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.18m
9:35AM0.06m
9:57PM0.09m
10:10AM-0.03m
10:33PM0.04m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
14
15
15
14
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