Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 170 | 105 | 106 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 93 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.52m | 10:09PM3.36m | 11:57AM2.71m | 11:12PM3.50m | 12:42PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM1.65m | 5:20AM0.24m | 5:08PM1.49m | 6:11AM0.10m | 6:06PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 29 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 93 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 174 | 170 | 105 | 99 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 9 | SW 11 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | 47 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 1010 | 814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 703 | 703 | 840 | 328 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1172 | 1010 | 1052 | 328 | 102 |
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