Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 1AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 246 | 615 | 588 | 1251 | 1465 | 1404 | 1566 | 1507 | 1258 | 1317 | 1048 | 616 | 513 | 381 | 274 | 360 | 435 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 106 | 108 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 67 | 42 | 919 | 789 | 616 | 513 | 118 | 221 | 360 | 426 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 52 | 74 | 96 | 115 | 177 | 173 | 140 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 22 | 68 | 158 | 163 | 169 | 154 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 246 | 615 | 588 | 1251 | 1465 | 1404 | 1566 | 1507 | 1258 | 1317 | 1048 | — | 340 | 381 | 274 | 297 | 435 | 457 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 307 | 452 | 775 | 592 | 493 | 764 | 336 | 307 | 45 | 140 | 45 | 45 | 801 | 821 | 821 | 232 | 821 | 821 |
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