
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 53 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 45 | 54 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.15m | 9:33AM1.07m | 10:56PM1.07m | 12:15PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.59m | 2:39AM0.65m | 4:05PM0.73m | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 |
374 | 418 | 423 | 423 | 423 | 405 | 347 | 347 | 405 | 484 | 494 | 494 | 492 | 424 | 415 | 455 | 79 | 62 | 45 | 33 | 730 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 8 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 53 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 14 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | — | 22 | — | — | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 539 | 731 | 763 | 813 | 940 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 140 | 592 | 121 | 96 | 98 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 877 | 821 | 98 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 252 | 96 | 96 |
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