Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 82 | 165 | 170 | 161 | 188 | 172 | 0 | 487 | 522 | 448 | 343 | 213 | 201 | 1160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 155 | 120 | 170 | 92 | 69 | 173 | 134 | 77 | 46 | 70 | 69 | 213 | 176 | 1160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | NE 7 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
11 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 165 | 119 | 161 | 188 | 172 | — | 33 | 104 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 201 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — |
3 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 26 | — | 68 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 47 | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 215 | 40 | 44 | 74 | 97 | 487 | 522 | 448 | 343 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 0 | 205 | 466 | 188 | 171 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 0 |
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