Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 160 | 162 | 97 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 120 | 239 | 568 | 710 | 704 | 563 | 368 | 356 | 589 | 799 | 952 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17AM2.23m | 8:30PM2.90m | 10:34AM2.28m | 9:26PM2.91m | 11:31AM2.38m | 10:20PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.99m | 2:06PM1.72m | 3:52AM0.91m | 3:15PM1.80m | 4:47AM0.79m | 4:18PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 132 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 79 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 63 | 38 | 37 | 120 | 568 | 710 | 704 | 563 | 166 | 143 | 589 | 799 | 952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 213 | 160 | 162 | 73 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 52 | 61 | 50 | 188 | 188 | 120 | 25 | 118 | 116 | 180 | 175 | 368 | 356 | 141 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 25 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 44 | 73 | 97 | 64 | 62 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 239 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 19 | 102 | 262 | 0 | 1373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1373 | 872 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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