Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 82 | 53 | 69 | 46 | 104 | 75 | 210 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 26 | 77 | 29 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 37 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.87m | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:32PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 464 | 409 | 400 | 313 | 264 | 207 | 167 | 230 | 284 | 277 | 327 | 25 | 192 | 379 | 440 | 449 | 467 | 476 | 452 | 15 | 510 | 551 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 114 | 82 | 53 | 69 | 74 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 51 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 210 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | N 2 | N 3 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 279 | 239 | 1 | 5 | 416 | 10 | 8 | 450 | 77 | 29 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 628 | 510 | 39 | 37 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 96 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 608 | 96 | 62 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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