Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 261 | 264 | 226 | 334 | 270 | 276 | 480 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10PM3.15m | 2:14AM3.18m | 2:38PM3.22m | 2:56AM3.06m | 3:09PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.54m | 8:11PM0.83m | 8:26AM0.67m | 8:50PM0.71m | 8:57AM0.83m | 9:32PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 104 | 107 | 226 | 181 | 179 | 124 | 78 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 148 | 148 | 143 | 143 | 171 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 329 | 261 | 264 | 70 | 334 | 140 | 276 | 480 | 97 | 73 | 42 | 28 | 60 | 63 | 89 | 118 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 184 | 102 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 135 | 254 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 265 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 814 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 144 | 637 | 110 |
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