Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 6PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 63 | 62 | 79 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.66m | 6:42AM1.49m | 7:09PM1.58m | 7:19AM1.37m | 7:52PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.12m | 00:43AM0.26m | 12:48PM0.20m | 1:22AM0.35m | 1:27PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1082 | 917 | 794 | 674 | 600 | 567 | 510 | 490 | 500 | 500 | 380 | 373 | 307 | 258 | 245 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 63 | 62 | 79 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 459 | 98 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
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