Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:37PM2.82m | 8:49AM2.19m | 7:42PM2.76m | 10:13AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM1.70m | 2:03AM1.05m | 1:20PM1.84m | 3:17AM1.00m | 2:46PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 93 | 98 | 127 | 136 | 165 | 136 | 116 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 102 | 99 | 95 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 149 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 280 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 31 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 118 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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