Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1125 | 937 | 749 | 637 | 537 | 386 | 302 | 249 | 164 | 198 | 194 | 191 | 181 | 174 | 390 | 763 | 1522 | 4041 | 4678 | 3499 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 998 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.06m | 10:36PM1.11m | 12:13PM1.09m | 00:53AM1.21m | 1:34PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.64m | 3:25PM0.68m | 5:31AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.65m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:44PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1125 | 937 | 749 | 637 | 537 | 386 | 302 | 249 | 249 | 234 | 225 | 191 | 202 | 198 | 130 | 157 | 1522 | 4041 | 4678 | 3499 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 998 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 53 | 112 | 49 | 73 | 96 | 234 | 239 | 154 | 125 | 88 | 69 | 181 | 174 | 390 | 763 | 507 | 117 | 151 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 46 | 83 | 53 | 109 | 106 | 100 | 146 | 72 | 164 | 198 | 194 | 36 | 69 | 45 | 34 | 130 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | — | — | 194 | — | — | — | — | 160 | 245 | 72 | 95 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 89 | 12 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 769 | 96 | 96 | 138 | 205 | 252 | 250 |
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