Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 7PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1630 | 1679 | 1198 | 691 | 471 | 475 | 484 | 456 | 495 | 452 | 475 | 424 | 441 | 387 | 335 | 294 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 146 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.03m | 00:56AM1.16m | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:58AM1.26m | 2:31PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.70m | 7:28AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.61m | 8:19AM0.49m | 8:28PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 128 | 254 | 423 | 471 | 474 | 484 | 456 | 495 | 452 | 475 | 424 | 441 | 387 | 335 | 294 | 230 | 179 | 132 | 107 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 463 | 475 | 434 | 314 | 246 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 261 | 253 | 307 | 246 | 162 | 117 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | 31 | — | 50 | — | 131 | 146 | 137 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1630 | 1679 | 1198 | 691 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 35 | 68 | 83 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 466 | 307 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 307 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 602 | 602 | 327 | 121 |
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