Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 157 | 157 | 259 | 257 | 173 | 213 | 182 | 149 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 154 | 127 | 127 | 103 | 77 | 67 | 85 | 97 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.51m | 5:46PM3.12m | 6:56AM2.35m | 6:40PM3.13m | 8:27AM2.29m | 7:46PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM1.28m | 00:42AM0.88m | 12:09PM1.49m | 1:57AM0.78m | 1:18PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 161 | 157 | 157 | 153 | 146 | 173 | 213 | 182 | 149 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 127 | 127 | 103 | 77 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 53 | 51 | 93 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | W 18 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 259 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 97 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 102 | 183 | 751 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 751 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 814 | 814 | 329 | 110 |
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