Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 158 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 127 | 150 | 246 | 312 | 327 | 278 | 236 | 177 | 164 | 193 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | 4:37PM3.18m | 4:35AM2.96m | 5:18PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM1.05m | 10:10AM0.43m | 10:40PM1.03m | 10:50AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 177 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 151 | 117 | 108 | 81 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 147 | 160 | 156 | 131 | 131 | 164 | 193 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 75 | 150 | 246 | 312 | 327 | 278 | 236 | 177 | 68 | 89 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 122 | 62 | 59 | 145 | 145 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 49 | 53 | 113 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 127 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 814 | 814 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 107 | 133 | 798 | 3 |
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