Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 92 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 143 | 139 | 103 | 88 | 85 | 154 | 209 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57AM2.71m | 11:12PM3.50m | 12:42PM2.90m | 00:08AM3.59m | 1:23PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.24m | 5:08PM1.49m | 6:11AM0.10m | 6:06PM1.28m | 6:57AM0.05m | 6:58PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 92 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 80 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 103 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 107 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 4 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 99 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 143 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 154 | 209 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 70 | 139 | 52 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 90 | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 703 | 703 | 814 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 1010 | 1496 | 893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 1010 | 211 | 3 |
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