Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 169 | 177 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 223 | 258 | 223 | 220 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31AM2.67m | 6:00PM3.08m | 6:36AM2.43m | 6:45PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM1.04m | 11:31AM1.03m | 00:37AM1.05m | 12:14PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 164 | 169 | 177 | 182 | 153 | 127 | 127 | 100 | 100 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 100 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 125 | 127 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 223 | 258 | 223 | 220 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 798 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 102 | 118 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 18 | 110 | 3 |
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