Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 58 | 89 | 92 | 74 | 66 | 65 | 206 | 259 | 219 | 270 | 230 | 187 | 187 | 153 | 182 | 306 | 223 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42AM2.70m | 5:02PM3.12m | 5:41AM2.51m | 5:46PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM1.00m | 10:38AM1.05m | 11:38PM0.94m | 11:18AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 58 | 89 | 92 | 74 | 59 | 61 | 133 | 157 | 219 | 270 | 230 | 187 | 187 | 153 | 182 | 182 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 43 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 26 | 26 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 42 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 65 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 306 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 133 | 798 | 751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 183 | 154 | 0 |
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