Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 83 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 94 | 77 | 79 | 130 | 157 | 224 | 277 | 230 | 187 | 187 | 157 | 157 | 153 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.09m | 4:42AM2.70m | 5:02PM3.12m | 5:41AM2.51m | 5:46PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.84m | 10:44PM1.00m | 10:38AM1.05m | 11:38PM0.94m | 11:18AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 124 | 83 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 111 | 114 | 94 | 77 | 79 | 130 | 157 | 224 | 277 | 230 | 187 | 187 | 157 | 157 | 153 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 49 | 48 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 77 | 74 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 127 | 144 | 814 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 133 | 144 | 751 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 183 | 154 | 0 |
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