Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- 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 12PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| 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 56mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 584 | 578 | 546 | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 547 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.49m | 11:09PM3.07m | 12:52PM2.59m | 11:53PM3.17m | 1:25PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.66m | 5:12PM1.72m | 6:15AM0.53m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:52AM0.43m | 6:38PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 799 | 584 | 578 | 546 | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 659 | 666 | 194 | 174 | 176 | 164 | 193 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | S 6 | S 5 | WNW 8 | 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 | 68 | 52 | 49 | 98 | 50 | 39 | 30 | 57 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 291 | 180 | 180 | 27 | 56 | 67 | 839 | 973 | 904 | 470 | 343 | 566 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 101 | 101 | 99 | 28 | 96 | 93 | 59 | 27 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 261 | 253 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | — | — | 62 | — | — | 48 | 40 | 39 | — | — | 19 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 64 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 1373 | 110 | 3 |
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