Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 198 | 151 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 201 | 365 | 178 | 114 | 86 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 105 | 204 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.76m | 2:52AM1.64m | 3:06PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.71m | 3:39PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:19PM-0.01m | 9:24AM-0.00m | 9:51PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 277 | 198 | 151 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 80 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 36 | 51 | 36 | 136 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | — | S 14 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 51 | 66 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | — | 4 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 365 | 178 | 114 | 86 | 59 | 53 | — | — | 58 | 105 | 204 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 307 | 663 | 232 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 252 | 251 | 252 |
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