Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 220 | 232 | 438 | 288 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:45PM2.94m | 7:15AM2.24m | 6:37PM2.82m | 8:49AM2.19m | 7:42PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM1.49m | 00:51AM1.01m | 12:11PM1.70m | 2:03AM1.05m | 1:20PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 220 | 216 | 438 | 169 | 173 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 98 | 133 | 169 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 115 | 119 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 220 | 62 | 64 | 291 | 288 | 223 | 149 | 149 | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 123 | 188 | 232 | 288 | 123 | 119 | 223 | 220 | 85 | 83 | 59 | 40 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 127 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 262 | 3 | 0 |
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