Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11PM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 455 | 547 | 547 | 659 | 666 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.49m | 11:09PM3.07m | 12:52PM2.59m | 11:53PM3.17m | 1:25PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM1.72m | 6:15AM0.53m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:52AM0.43m | 6:38PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 455 | 547 | 547 | 659 | 666 | 179 | 176 | 210 | 198 | 215 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | S 5 | W 8 | S 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 42 | 39 | 30 | 57 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 291 | 256 | 180 | 27 | 56 | 67 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 93 | 59 | 27 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 40 | 226 | 253 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SE 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 39 | 37 | — | 19 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 1373 | 110 | 3 |
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