Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 186 | 193 | 857 | 328 | 387 | 336 | 266 | 191 | 295 | 793 | 1265 | 939 | 646 | 498 | 334 | 299 | 209 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | 8:23AM1.01m | 9:37PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | 2:28AM0.69m | 2:39PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 69 | 40 | 134 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 34 | 191 | 130 | 793 | 1265 | 939 | 646 | 498 | 334 | 299 | 209 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 186 | 50 | 74 | 108 | 104 | 70 | 68 | 22 | 295 | 110 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | 193 | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | 48 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 48 | 77 | 857 | 328 | 387 | 336 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 62 | 0 | 157 | 307 | 188 | 183 | 232 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 101 | 113 |
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