
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
433 | 504 | 632 | 599 | 483 | 220 | 192 | 150 | 157 | 171 | 134 | 121 | 91 | 88 | 122 | 175 | 165 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 57 | 36 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.72m | 3:24AM1.60m | 3:34PM1.71m | 3:53AM1.61m | 4:02PM1.68m | 4:21AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.10m | 9:22AM0.14m | 9:44PM0.09m | 9:51AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | |
— | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | 6:28 | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
433 | 98 | 632 | 599 | 483 | 169 | 176 | 204 | 157 | 171 | 134 | 121 | 91 | 597 | 616 | 524 | 575 | 627 | 769 | 881 | 898 | 795 | 783 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
57 | 504 | 78 | 96 | 120 | 97 | 78 | 150 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 14 | 35 | 88 | 86 | 175 | 165 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 57 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
— | 38 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 220 | 192 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 64 | — | — | 31 | 14 | 57 | 14 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 283 | 358 | 387 | 504 | 743 | 57 | 122 | 87 | 60 | 813 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 68 | 96 | 821 | 648 | 591 | 219 | 250 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
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