Surf Forecasts:
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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW 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 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 968 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 66 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 61 | 46 | 123 | 131 | 210 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 26 | 86 | 29 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.73m | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 781 | 968 | 924 | 766 | 659 | 549 | 453 | 409 | 400 | 331 | 270 | 123 | 169 | 239 | 279 | 277 | 327 | 25 | 284 | 379 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 314 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 66 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 50 | 74 | 108 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 24 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 18 | S 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 41 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 61 | 46 | 75 | 131 | 210 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 450 | 86 | 29 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 821 | 821 | 821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 602 | 602 | 96 | 62 |
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