Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 39 | 69 | 27 | 92 | 80 | 35 | 61 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 50 | 72 | 58 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.87m | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:32PM1.83m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | 11:39PM0.10m | 11:44AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 230 | 239 | 284 | 332 | 233 | 240 | 379 | 450 | 440 | 402 | 479 | 461 | 510 | 510 | 541 | 573 | 514 | 524 | 524 | 524 | 10 | 9 | 705 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 64 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 210 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 69 | 27 | 92 | 80 | 35 | 61 | 48 | 28 | — | 37 | 50 | 72 | 58 | 34 | 731 | 622 | 718 | 1016 | 1042 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 62 | 62 | 12 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 96 | 96 | 380 | 96 | 121 |
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