Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SSW 19 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 67 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 89 | 111 | 86 | 82 | 142 | 145 | 126 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:27AM2.29m | 7:46PM3.15m | 9:56AM2.36m | 8:59PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.78m | 1:18PM1.66m | 3:13AM0.63m | 2:41PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 61 | 41 | 42 | 53 | 89 | 111 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 145 | 60 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 67 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 68 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | WSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 49 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 142 | 34 | 74 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 89 | 126 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 211 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 814 | 1008 | 798 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1242 | 1695 |
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