Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 68 | 99 | 72 | 36 | 156 | 101 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 131 | 107 | 95 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.74m | 4:55AM1.70m | 5:23PM1.77m | 5:33AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.74m | 6:10AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.02m | 00:08AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | 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 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 724 | 650 | 663 | 804 | 743 | 730 | 639 | 556 | 533 | 450 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 237 | 233 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 99 | 72 | 36 | 156 | 101 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 131 | 107 | 95 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 37 | — | 5 | 40 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 12 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 98 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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