Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 629 | 530 | 505 | 545 | 545 | 505 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 344 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:13AM3.28m | 2:26PM2.87m | 1:51AM3.26m | 2:55PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.35m | 7:55PM1.32m | 8:30AM0.40m | 8:34PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 629 | 530 | 505 | 545 | 545 | 505 | 505 | 499 | 180 | 157 | 153 | 161 | 188 | 202 | 183 | 149 | 110 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 76 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 71 | 99 | 158 | 487 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 344 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 131 | 181 | 161 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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