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 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 222 | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35PM3.11m | 12:48PM2.78m | 00:16AM3.21m | 1:15PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.52m | 6:18PM1.35m | 6:54AM0.47m | 6:56PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 222 | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 38 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 50 | 41 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 145 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 115 | 94 | 93 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 89 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | E 3 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 89 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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