Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 143 | 139 | 84 | 83 | 123 | 154 | 209 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:12PM3.50m | 12:42PM2.90m | 00:08AM3.59m | 1:23PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.10m | 6:06PM1.28m | 6:57AM0.05m | 6:58PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 26 | 38 | 49 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 65 | 83 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 70 | 143 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 154 | 209 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 4 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 70 | 139 | 52 | 81 | 123 | 79 | 76 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1010 | 1460 | 385 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 1010 | 856 | 0 |
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