Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 78 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 116 | 167 | 249 | 357 | 463 | 547 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.82m | 5:42AM1.64m | 6:02PM1.73m | 6:13AM1.53m | 6:36PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:41PM0.08m | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 241 | 251 | 262 | 268 | 220 | 212 | 138 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 154 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 144 | 119 | 463 | 547 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 116 | 167 | 249 | 357 | 99 | 73 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | — | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 59 | 78 | 15 | 10 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 78 | — | 17 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 45 | 61 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 140 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 232 | 96 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 232 | 232 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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