Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Mikes today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Mikes at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at St Mikes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 72 | 94 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 149 | 718 | 600 | 472 | 320 | 211 | 150 | 100 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.18m | 00:45AM1.20m | 1:18PM1.38m | 1:37AM1.36m | 1:59PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.65m | 6:38PM0.61m | 6:56AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.43m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 424 | 415 | 445 | 431 | 327 | 341 | 619 | 665 | 665 | 601 | 539 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 469 | 425 | 444 | 415 | 377 | 384 | 384 | 325 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 72 | 94 | 75 | 180 | 246 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 58 | 92 | 100 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 72 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 863 | 763 | 763 | — | 10 | 149 | 718 | 600 | 472 | 320 | 211 | 150 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 96 | 602 | 96 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 68 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 250 | 169 | 591 | 188 | 232 | 1174 | 188 |
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