Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 101 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 113 | 88 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 200 | 260 | 186 | 191 | 181 | 198 | 179 | 154 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM3.07m | 1:59AM3.66m | 3:14PM3.14m | 2:51AM3.49m | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM-0.13m | 7:59PM1.18m | 8:46AM-0.03m | 8:52PM1.09m | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:45PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 101 | 99 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 72 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 117 | 117 | 95 | 74 | 54 | 61 | 191 | 167 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 95 | 93 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 108 | 49 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 200 | 260 | 186 | 129 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 113 | 77 | 29 | 69 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 124 | 122 | 60 | 124 | 62 | 59 | 145 | 145 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 1374 | 1373 | 127 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 110 | 147 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
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