Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 260 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 133 | 130 | 162 | 150 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:14PM3.14m | 2:51AM3.49m | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | 4:37PM3.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM1.09m | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:45PM1.05m | 10:10AM0.43m | 10:40PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 68 | 64 | 260 | 45 | 151 | 177 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 133 | 121 | 116 | 74 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 32 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 74 | 75 | 113 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 |
| kJ | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 124 | 122 | 60 | 122 | 62 | 59 | 145 | 145 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 49 | 150 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 162 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 110 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 814 | 1010 | 798 | 0 |
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