Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 103 | 103 | 40 | 17 | 71 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 58 | 153 | 186 | 167 | 145 | 98 | 64 | 63 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | 12:04PM0.94m | 00:37AM1.02m | 1:26PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | 3:18AM0.80m | 6:14PM0.83m | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:29PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 848 | 737 | 631 | 586 | 42 | 70 | 396 | 358 | 392 | 381 | 338 | 338 | 339 | 297 | 258 | 223 | 223 | 190 | 190 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 140 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 50 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 103 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 58 | 153 | 186 | 167 | 145 | 98 | 64 | 63 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 103 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 586 | 501 | — | 11 | 71 | 509 | 485 | 437 | — | 359 | — | 309 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 98 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
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