Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 47 | 74 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 344 | 452 | 554 | 534 | 402 | 239 | 192 | 135 | 115 | 203 | 114 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.73m | 6:13AM1.53m | 6:36PM1.60m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.17m | 00:48AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
122 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 126 | 123 | 118 | 452 | 554 | 534 | 402 | 239 | 101 | 217 | 115 | 432 | 387 | 445 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 11 | — |
8 | 19 | 47 | 74 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 344 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 52 | 192 | 135 | — | — | 93 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 5 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | ENE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 41 | 57 | 11 | 73 | 65 | — | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | 32 | 137 | — | 450 | 347 | 203 | 114 | 159 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 251 | 821 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 807 | 232 | 157 | 252 |
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