
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
198 | 205 | 156 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.50m | 2:35AM1.54m | 2:57PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.65m | 3:30PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:42AM0.16m | 9:06PM0.15m | 9:15AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
198 | 205 | 156 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 35 | 42 | 528 | 460 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 471 | 398 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
32 | 145 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
— | — | 5 | — | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — |
403 | 452 | 429 | 353 | 362 | 355 | 410 | 536 | 550 | 555 | 583 | 612 | 860 | 824 | 479 | 479 | 490 | 687 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 608 | 591 | 380 | 96 | 121 | 336 | 459 | 602 | 414 | 121 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 204 | 169 | 140 | 31 | 21 |
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