Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 68 | 103 | 102 | 67 | 66 | 96 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.76m | 10:13AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.77m | 11:09AM2.37m | 9:57PM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM1.00m | 2:46PM1.88m | 4:19AM0.89m | 4:00PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 102 | 67 | 66 | 96 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 81 | 4 | 68 | 103 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 30 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1010 | 144 | 3 |
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