
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 9PM is: 0.6m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). 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 (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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 181 | 174 | 394 | 943 | 1978 | 4657 | 4959 | 3772 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 1127 | 816 | 660 | 336 | 279 | 144 | 158 | 164 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.09m | 00:53AM1.21m | 1:34PM1.29m | 1:53AM1.38m | 2:20PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.65m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:44PM0.47m | 8:05AM0.33m | 8:29PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
211 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 943 | 1978 | 4657 | 4959 | 3772 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 1127 | 816 | 660 | 336 | 279 | 144 | 158 | 164 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
191 | 181 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 622 | 110 | 122 | — | — | — | 50 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 139 | 68 | 66 | 32 | 93 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 11 | S 18 | S 12 | — | — | S 16 |
59 | 46 | 45 | 394 | 130 | 119 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 44 | — | — | 5 | |
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 7 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 45 | 91 | 120 | 176 | 202 | 181 | 205 | 306 | 437 | 523 | 542 | 493 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 821 | 96 | 96 | 821 | 0 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 250 | 327 | 96 | 380 | 821 | 602 | 602 | 380 |
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