Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 313 | 352 | 336 | 258 | 347 | 275 | 336 | 206 | 173 | 121 | 99 | 78 | 76 | 102 | 114 | 92 | 117 | 100 | 79 | 65 | 206 | 232 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM3.06m | 3:54PM3.06m | 3:52AM2.89m | 4:26PM3.09m | 4:42AM2.70m | 5:02PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.65m | 9:57PM1.06m | 10:03AM0.84m | 10:44PM1.00m | 10:38AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 238 | 313 | 352 | 336 | 258 | 102 | 120 | 229 | 206 | 173 | 121 | 99 | 78 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 92 | 117 | 100 | 79 | 62 | 136 | 133 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 121 | 14 | 31 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 65 | 65 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 12 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 65 | 16 | 25 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 347 | 275 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 102 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 232 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 1260 | 1695 | 1367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 133 | 895 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 107 | 133 | 110 | 3 |
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