Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 25s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 25s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 123 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 120 | 239 | 568 | 710 | 704 | 563 | 368 | 356 | 589 | 799 | 952 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:30PM2.90m | 10:34AM2.28m | 9:26PM2.91m | 11:31AM2.38m | 10:20PM2.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.91m | 3:15PM1.80m | 4:47AM0.79m | 4:18PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 46 | 188 | 120 | 120 | 568 | 710 | 704 | 563 | 166 | 143 | 589 | 799 | 952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 123 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 188 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 118 | 116 | 180 | 175 | 368 | 356 | 20 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 25 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 239 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 141 | 27 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 37 | 36 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 884 | 812 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 0 |
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