Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 661 | 534 | 402 | 297 | 192 | 135 | 115 | 111 | 0 | 299 | 299 | 246 | 783 | 1456 | 1852 | 1958 | 1815 | 1529 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.60m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.43m | 7:34AM1.22m | 8:14PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 452 | 661 | 534 | 402 | 297 | 192 | 82 | 115 | 424 | 528 | 644 | 415 | 305 | 141 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 1529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | S 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 54 | 135 | — | 111 | — | — | 62 | 40 | 34 | 51 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | 86 | 111 | 128 | 245 | 815 | 58 | 299 | 299 | 246 | 783 | 1456 | 1852 | 1958 | 1815 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 140 | 307 | 72 | 1505 | 340 | 476 | 1505 | 1175 | 2685 | 1178 | 821 | 821 |
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