Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 223 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 215 | 162 | 148 | 144 | 146 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36AM2.43m | 6:45PM3.00m | 7:52AM2.27m | 7:35PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM1.05m | 12:14PM1.31m | 1:42AM1.04m | 1:05PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 80 | 103 | 103 | 111 | 113 | 136 | 140 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 223 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 215 | 162 | 148 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 751 | 259 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 134 | 110 | 0 |
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