Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 187 | 187 | 232 | 177 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 280 | 273 | 252 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01AM2.40m | 5:45PM2.94m | 7:15AM2.24m | 6:37PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.93m | 11:23AM1.49m | 00:51AM1.01m | 12:11PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 190 | 187 | 187 | 232 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 220 | 216 | 83 | 106 | 115 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 239 | 180 | 175 | 40 | 177 | 220 | 220 | 61 | 62 | 169 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 280 | 273 | 252 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 25 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 188 | 232 | 291 | 288 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 114 | 85 | 59 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 127 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 3 | 0 |
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