
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
328 | 871 | 857 | 930 | 915 | 789 | 524 | 441 | 367 | 326 | 265 | 214 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 100 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 127 | 358 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.55m | 7:17AM1.38m | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.27m | 8:56PM1.38m | 9:09AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.39m | 1:27PM0.30m | 2:10AM0.49m | 2:17PM0.40m | 3:12AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
178 | 871 | 857 | 930 | 915 | 789 | 524 | 441 | 367 | 326 | 265 | 85 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 96 | 88 | 108 | 120 | 157 | 125 | 101 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 154 | 149 | 92 | 39 | 29 | 214 | 80 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 358 | 427 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 | — | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 127 | 28 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 49 | 77 | 97 | 237 | 184 | 156 | 64 | 93 | 198 | 198 | 244 | 258 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 602 | 602 | 459 | 157 | 121 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 96 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 |
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