Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 358 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 147 | 177 | 174 | 220 | 220 | 232 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:25PM3.19m | 5:02AM2.63m | 5:03PM3.07m | 6:01AM2.40m | 5:45PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.83m | 10:44AM1.23m | 11:49PM0.93m | 11:23AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 377 | 358 | 279 | 272 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 52 | 51 | 187 | 107 | 147 | 124 | 100 | 220 | 220 | 81 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 45 | 29 | 61 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 190 | 48 | 187 | 141 | 177 | 174 | 77 | 77 | 216 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 90 | 123 | 156 | 239 | 180 | 175 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 188 | 232 | 291 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 703 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 262 |
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