Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 220 | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:15AM2.24m | 6:37PM2.82m | 8:49AM2.19m | 7:42PM2.76m | 10:13AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM1.70m | 2:03AM1.05m | 1:20PM1.84m | 3:17AM1.00m | 2:46PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 68 | 68 | 93 | 86 | 153 | 133 | 165 | 136 | 140 | 120 | 123 | 126 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 66 | 84 | 82 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 149 | 149 | 146 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 223 | 220 | 280 | 83 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 31 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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