
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 258 | 220 | 162 | 162 | 148 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 151 | 142 | 142 | 213 | 160 | 162 | 106 | 140 | 137 | 130 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:45PM3.00m | 7:52AM2.27m | 7:35PM2.93m | 9:17AM2.23m | 8:30PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM1.31m | 1:42AM1.04m | 1:05PM1.55m | 2:49AM0.99m | 2:06PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
76 | 80 | 103 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 143 | 151 | 126 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 106 | 84 | 79 | 57 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
258 | 258 | 220 | 162 | 162 | 148 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 213 | 160 | 162 | 73 | 140 | 137 | 130 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 75 | 97 | 64 | 40 | 34 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 751 | 259 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 211 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | 262 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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