Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 232 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:02AM2.63m | 5:03PM3.07m | 6:01AM2.40m | 5:45PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.83m | 10:44AM1.23m | 11:49PM0.93m | 11:23AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 279 | 272 | 79 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 50 | 190 | 187 | 89 | 103 | 106 | 100 | 77 | 220 | 216 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 44 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 37 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 220 | 220 | 61 | 62 | 291 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 90 | 123 | 156 | 37 | 180 | 175 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 188 | 232 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 110 | 110 | 0 |
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