Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 116 | 114 | 157 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 194 | 192 | 150 | 148 | 177 | 145 | 224 | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM2.50m | 10:49PM2.99m | 12:20PM2.64m | 11:35PM3.11m | 12:48PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.75m | 4:54PM1.69m | 5:47AM0.62m | 5:39PM1.53m | 6:22AM0.52m | 6:18PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 114 | 157 | 258 | 70 | 77 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 224 | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 122 | 116 | 72 | 30 | 71 | 258 | 255 | 194 | 192 | 113 | 103 | 177 | 145 | 37 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 28 | 44 | 15 | 74 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 18 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 107 | 127 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 118 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
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