Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 280 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 156 | 107 | 102 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15AM2.24m | 6:37PM2.82m | 8:49AM2.19m | 7:42PM2.76m | 10:13AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM1.01m | 12:11PM1.70m | 2:03AM1.05m | 1:20PM1.84m | 3:17AM1.00m | 2:46PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 88 | 68 | 86 | 95 | 88 | 130 | 136 | 165 | 136 | 142 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 89 | 107 | 86 | 84 | 100 | 100 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 202 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 273 | 256 | 246 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 288 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 280 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 31 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 127 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 102 |
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