Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 278 | 236 | 177 | 234 | 193 | 198 | 208 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:18PM3.15m | 5:31AM2.67m | 6:00PM3.08m | 6:36AM2.43m | 6:45PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.72m | 11:36PM1.04m | 11:31AM1.03m | 00:37AM1.05m | 12:14PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 131 | 106 | 160 | 193 | 198 | 208 | 182 | 153 | 127 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 278 | 236 | 177 | 68 | 89 | 125 | 173 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 22 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 118 | 144 | 798 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 127 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 17 | 110 | 0 |
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