Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 124 | 132 | 127 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 140 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:16AM3.21m | 1:15PM2.92m | 00:55AM3.25m | 1:42PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.47m | 6:56PM1.16m | 7:25AM0.48m | 7:33PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 70 | 93 | 101 | 94 | 122 | 76 | 53 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 104 | 103 | 27 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 48 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 140 | 140 | 92 | 140 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 19 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 12 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 25 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 132 | 127 | 109 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 37 | 28 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1260 | 1373 | 118 | 0 |
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