Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 584 | 395 | 455 | 547 | 547 | 659 | 666 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 | 504 | 622 | 629 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:52PM2.59m | 11:53PM3.17m | 1:25PM2.69m | 00:34AM3.25m | 1:56PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.53m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:52AM0.43m | 6:38PM1.53m | 7:27AM0.36m | 7:17PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 650 | 584 | 395 | 455 | 547 | 547 | 659 | 121 | 179 | 176 | 171 | 156 | 183 | 173 | 257 | 232 | 171 | 167 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | WNW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 291 | 256 | 180 | 27 | 66 | 666 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 | 504 | 622 | 629 | 751 | 131 | 127 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 67 | 27 | 2 | 40 | 261 | 253 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | — | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 106 | 102 | 703 | 110 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 765 | 765 | 765 | 3 |
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