
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 9PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). 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 (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 84 | 86 | 109 | 87 | 93 | 114 | 205 | 251 | 318 | 216 | 203 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.89m | 4:12AM1.76m | 4:30PM1.90m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 16 |
197 | 173 | 184 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 99 | 86 | 109 | 87 | 93 | 114 | 169 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 57 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
104 | 48 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 84 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 101 | 165 | 108 | 251 | 318 | 216 | 203 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 205 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 44 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
43 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | — | 51 | 169 | 203 | 206 | 262 | 442 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 140 | 232 | 45 | 45 | 62 | 21 | 62 | 96 | 884 | 769 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 1150 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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