
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 95 | 257 | 95 | 159 | 124 | 162 | 192 | 154 | 125 | 216 | 357 | 447 | 425 | 326 | 195 | 207 | 104 | 85 | 220 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.41m | 2:03PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.50m | 2:35PM1.69m | 2:54AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.21m | 8:49PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | 6:25 | |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
86 | 95 | 567 | 378 | 234 | 153 | 162 | 192 | 64 | 64 | 216 | 357 | 447 | 425 | 326 | 195 | 41 | 40 | 85 | 45 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
— | — | 257 | 95 | 62 | 64 | 78 | 74 | 40 | 27 | 57 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 104 | 40 | 36 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 64 | — | 34 | 40 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
555 | 582 | 96 | 33 | 159 | 124 | — | — | 154 | 125 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 70 | 207 | 92 | 58 | 220 | 201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 96 | 31 | 98 | 45 | 140 | 188 | 775 | 307 | 98 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 99 | 4 | 98 | 252 | 252 |
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