Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 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 (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 203 | 196 | 131 | 123 | 81 | 52 | 93 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 32 | 87 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.04m | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:36AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 129 | 147 | 135 | 131 | 123 | 81 | 333 | 93 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 2079 | 1495 | 1043 | 861 | 767 | 739 | 669 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 286 | 203 | 196 | 126 | 7 | 59 | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | 32 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 19 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | — | 9 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | — | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | 276 | 338 | 401 | 708 | 903 | 1093 | 2117 | 2639 | 3002 | 3060 | 1927 | 87 | 9 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 821 | 801 | 775 | 452 | 649 | 591 | 591 | 459 | 387 | 307 | 124 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 96 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
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