St Mikes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've got the goods on what's coming up for your local breaks. Let's get straight into it.

Alright, looking at the whole 16-day window, I won't sugarcoat it – it's a tough run for St Mikes (a reef break). The forecast shows a lot of poor surf conditions with nasty cross-shore winds and messy chop. There's a real gap here starting from now, with nothing really worth getting excited about until the second week.

We're talking about Wednesday the 12th of August as the first time things might look a little interesting. That afternoon, St Mikes will see a solid 10ft swell coming from the southeast with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is strong, hitting 1635. The wind is cross-off, keeping things clean, but the swell is pumping – that's big, expert-only territory. The next day, Thursday the 13th of August morning, the swell is still big at 8ft from the southeast (combined energy 1386), but the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-off. It's still clean, but it's a heavy, powerful swell again, only for the experienced. Water temperature is sitting around 71°F, which is a bit normal for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

After that little spike, the surf drops right off again. By Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th, we're back to tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. The rest of the run through to the 22nd is mostly a write-off with small, messy swell and strong wind. There's a brief moment on Saturday the 22nd of August morning where a 4ft southeast swell shows up with a 28 mph cross-off wind, but it's still marginal.

So, the standout here – if you can call it that – is the Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of August. That's the only time the swell gets some real size and power, but you'll need to be an expert to handle it. The wind is clean, but the waves are big and heavy. For the rest of the period, you're better off leaving the board in the shed. This is a tough stretch for the area.

Rusty.

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