Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 392 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 174 | 220 | 220 | 175 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:11AM2.89m | 4:25PM3.19m | 5:02AM2.63m | 5:03PM3.07m | 6:01AM2.40m | 5:45PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.96m | 10:56PM0.83m | 10:44AM1.23m | 11:49PM0.93m | 11:23AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 402 | 392 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 279 | 272 | 97 | 117 | 114 | 111 | 70 | 48 | 190 | 58 | 59 | 77 | 127 | 103 | 79 | 220 | 121 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 174 | 220 | 79 | 171 | 291 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 90 | 123 | 156 | 35 | 180 | 175 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 188 | 175 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 262 | 110 | 0 |
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