Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 360 | 356 | 276 | 276 | 480 | 448 | 417 | 334 | 298 | 295 | 407 | 402 | 392 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 279 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM3.30m | 3:24AM3.15m | 3:49PM3.27m | 4:11AM2.89m | 4:25PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.75m | 9:32AM0.68m | 10:07PM0.77m | 10:08AM0.96m | 10:56PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 |
| kJ | 283 | 360 | 356 | 276 | 276 | 480 | 448 | 417 | 334 | 298 | 295 | 407 | 402 | 392 | 387 | 382 | 377 | 358 | 279 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 92 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 78 | 40 | 39 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 68 | 87 | 68 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 751 | 211 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 814 | 814 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 814 | 17 | 0 |
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