Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 711 | 541 | 541 | 715 | 521 | 486 | 372 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 1294 | 1892 | 2257 | 656 | 465 | 399 | 306 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 272 | 272 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM3.02m | 3:57AM3.31m | 5:19PM3.03m | 4:55AM3.03m | 6:08PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.05m | 10:03PM1.31m | 10:42AM0.29m | 11:05PM1.30m | 11:30AM0.56m | 00:11AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 208 | 187 | 191 | 234 | 377 | 521 | 486 | 372 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 664 | 912 | 1014 | 656 | 465 | 399 | 306 | 264 | 225 | 220 | 185 | 143 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 711 | 711 | 541 | 541 | 528 | 395 | 381 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 236 | 226 | 223 | 142 | 273 | 273 | 167 | 272 | 272 | 275 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 98 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 34 | 58 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 33 | 127 | 207 | 142 | 169 | 273 | 80 | 61 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 457 | 715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1294 | 1892 | 2257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 127 | 751 | 751 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 133 | 148 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 19 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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