Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 329 | 261 | 264 | 226 | 334 | 245 | 276 | 480 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34AM3.25m | 2:10PM3.15m | 2:14AM3.18m | 2:38PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.54m | 8:11PM0.83m | 8:26AM0.67m | 8:50PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 78 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 143 | 131 | 127 | 80 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 329 | 261 | 264 | 226 | 334 | 140 | 276 | 480 | 61 | 73 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 34 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 70 | 11 | 184 | 102 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 110 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 106 | 118 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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