Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 629 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 530 | 505 | 545 | 545 | 505 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 387 | 362 | 314 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM2.78m | 1:13AM3.28m | 2:26PM2.87m | 1:51AM3.26m | 2:55PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.36m | 7:17PM1.42m | 7:59AM0.35m | 7:55PM1.32m | 8:30AM0.40m | 8:34PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 211 | 167 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 530 | 505 | 545 | 545 | 505 | 505 | 499 | 177 | 176 | 153 | 149 | 157 | 161 | 183 | 149 | 131 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 629 | 751 | 137 | 127 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 37 | 71 | 101 | 158 | 487 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 387 | 362 | 314 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | — | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 132 | 11 | 131 | 181 | 161 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 1374 | 1373 | 1373 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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