Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 198 | 194 | 191 | 181 | 174 | 394 | 943 | 1978 | 4657 | 4959 | 3772 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 998 | 828 | 569 | 284 | 271 | 147 | 158 | 157 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.09m | 00:53AM1.21m | 1:34PM1.29m | 1:53AM1.38m | 2:20PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.65m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:44PM0.47m | 8:05AM0.33m | 8:29PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 234 | 225 | 211 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 943 | 1978 | 4657 | 4959 | 3772 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 998 | 828 | 569 | 284 | 271 | 147 | 158 | 157 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 249 | 125 | 88 | 191 | 181 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 622 | 139 | 154 | 96 | — | — | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 141 | 68 | 47 | 32 | 145 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 11 | S 18 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 164 | 198 | 194 | 84 | 45 | 45 | 394 | 130 | 117 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 57 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 61 | 113 | 117 | 148 | 170 | 181 | 192 | 290 | 384 | 490 | 532 | 483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 89 | 96 | 769 | 769 | 608 | 459 | 327 | 96 | 380 | 459 | 602 | 608 | 452 |
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