Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 17 | SE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 6 | 128 | 62 | 40 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 56 | 82 | 165 | 173 | 161 | 191 | 174 | 0 | 543 | 600 | 574 | 454 | 298 | 223 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 361 | 262 | 211 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 155 | 120 | 173 | 161 | 69 | 57 | 81 | 77 | 65 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 223 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 165 | 117 | 26 | 191 | 49 | — | — | 104 | 69 | 69 | 46 | 144 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 56 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 41 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 104 | 128 | 62 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 222 | 275 | 66 | 92 | 85 | 543 | 600 | 574 | 454 | 298 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 45 | 140 | 592 | 140 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 0 | 205 | 493 | 188 | 232 | 591 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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