Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | 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 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 180 | 208 | 238 | 313 | 336 | 295 | 258 | 347 | 302 | 373 | 206 | 173 | 123 | 99 | 76 | 94 | 94 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29AM3.18m | 3:24PM3.01m | 3:09AM3.06m | 3:54PM3.06m | 3:52AM2.89m | 4:26PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.50m | 9:14PM1.14m | 9:31AM0.65m | 9:57PM1.06m | 10:03AM0.84m | 10:44PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 125 | 153 | 93 | 239 | 85 | 106 | 208 | 238 | 313 | 336 | 295 | 258 | 102 | 120 | 261 | 206 | 173 | 123 | 99 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 305 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 39 | 236 | 66 | 175 | 168 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 121 | 14 | 31 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 48 | 12 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 21 | W 8 | SW 10 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 | S 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 51 | 180 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 12 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 128 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 347 | 302 | 373 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 94 | 94 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 118 | 118 | 106 | 1273 | 1373 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 1260 | 1695 | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 133 | 896 | 3 |
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