Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 117 | 247 | 769 | 928 | 1146 | 937 | 1034 | 986 | 800 | 629 | 709 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 87 | 88 | 96 | 71 | 186 | 250 | 231 | 163 | 163 | 144 | 137 | 85 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 50 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 79 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | E 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 31 | 5 | 85 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 24 | 76 | 120 | 371 | 15 | — | 13 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 117 | 247 | 769 | 928 | 1146 | 937 | 1034 | 986 | 800 | 629 | 709 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 12 | 96 | 121 | 121 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 764 | 252 | 1505 | 476 | 648 | 648 | 307 | 307 | 232 | 232 | 140 | 140 |
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