Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:56AM3.06m | 3:09PM3.27m | 3:41AM2.90m | 3:43PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.71m | 8:57AM0.83m | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:31AM1.03m | 10:19PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 117 | 117 | 148 | 275 | 272 | 168 | 164 | 129 | 95 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 94 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 63 | 89 | 120 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 171 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 127 | 127 | 798 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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