Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 96 | 86 | 115 | 235 | 273 | 258 | 250 | 747 | 675 | 686 | 847 | 737 | 699 | 601 | 554 | 493 | 477 | 511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.36m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:39PM1.47m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:08PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 54 | 30 | 115 | 235 | 273 | 258 | 229 | 223 | 201 | 193 | 646 | 574 | 547 | 601 | 554 | 493 | 477 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 96 | 86 | 23 | 61 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 191 | 65 | 117 | 90 | 110 | 168 | 186 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | E 10 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 52 | 100 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | 45 | 67 | 188 | 186 | 178 | 113 | 118 | 69 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 34 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 88 | 126 | 250 | 747 | 675 | 686 | 847 | 737 | 699 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 98 | 821 | 140 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 45 | 45 |
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