Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 134 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 140 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:35PM3.11m | 12:48PM2.78m | 00:16AM3.21m | 1:15PM2.92m | 00:55AM3.25m | 1:42PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.52m | 6:18PM1.35m | 6:54AM0.47m | 6:56PM1.16m | 7:25AM0.48m | 7:33PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 56 | 80 | 90 | 78 | 74 | 119 | 60 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 104 | 103 | 140 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 48 | 112 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 19 | 104 | 140 | 140 | 92 | 94 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 93 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 26 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 104 | 134 | 103 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 91 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 44 | 38 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1374 | 1373 | 110 | 0 |
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