Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 103 | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 329 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 330 | 184 | 276 | 480 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:42PM3.04m | 1:34AM3.25m | 2:10PM3.15m | 2:14AM3.18m | 2:38PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.99m | 7:55AM0.54m | 8:11PM0.83m | 8:26AM0.67m | 8:50PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | W 5 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 140 | 119 | 18 | 240 | 76 | 99 | 107 | 107 | 139 | 154 | 127 | 85 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 175 | 29 | 329 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 330 | 140 | 276 | 480 | 65 | 73 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 70 | 11 | 184 | 102 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 18 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 196 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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