Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 666 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 | 504 | 622 | 629 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 530 | 505 | 545 | 545 | 505 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:53PM3.17m | 1:25PM2.69m | 00:34AM3.25m | 1:56PM2.78m | 1:13AM3.28m | 2:26PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.43m | 6:38PM1.53m | 7:27AM0.36m | 7:17PM1.42m | 7:59AM0.35m | 7:55PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 659 | 666 | 215 | 215 | 189 | 171 | 199 | 164 | 273 | 239 | 211 | 167 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 530 | 505 | 545 | 545 | 505 | 505 | 499 | 169 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 67 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 | 504 | 622 | 629 | 751 | 137 | 104 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 36 | 73 | 99 | 154 | 487 | 475 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 24 | 226 | 253 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | — | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1374 | 1373 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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