Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 139 | 82 | 81 | 123 | 154 | 209 | 316 | 152 | 119 | 112 | 105 | 129 | 129 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 171 | 169 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 158 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:08AM3.59m | 1:23PM3.06m | 1:00AM3.61m | 2:01PM3.19m | 1:49AM3.53m | 2:38PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.05m | 6:58PM1.08m | 7:39AM0.08m | 7:47PM0.91m | 8:19AM0.21m | 8:34PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 38 | 47 | 68 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 85 | 111 | 97 | 94 | 74 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 60 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 143 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 154 | 209 | 316 | 152 | 119 | 112 | 105 | 129 | 129 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 171 | 169 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 158 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 70 | 139 | 52 | 81 | 123 | 79 | 76 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 98 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 133 | 1695 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 18 | 127 | 751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 751 | 1242 | 0 | 0 |
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