Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 480 | 448 | 417 | 334 | 298 | 295 | 407 | 402 | 392 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:24AM3.15m | 3:49PM3.27m | 4:11AM2.89m | 4:25PM3.19m | 5:02AM2.63m | 5:03PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.68m | 10:07PM0.77m | 10:08AM0.96m | 10:56PM0.83m | 10:44AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 276 | 480 | 448 | 417 | 334 | 298 | 295 | 407 | 402 | 392 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 279 | 121 | 152 | 152 | 121 | 114 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 78 | 40 | 40 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 190 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 4 | S 9 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 138 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 68 | 87 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 90 | 123 | 156 | 239 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 814 | 1008 | 798 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 703 | 110 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 17 | 106 | 0 |
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