Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- 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 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | 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 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 260 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 158 | 172 | 148 | 118 | 164 | 189 | 275 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:59AM3.66m | 3:14PM3.14m | 2:51AM3.49m | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | 4:37PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM-0.03m | 8:52PM1.09m | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:45PM1.05m | 10:10AM0.43m | 10:40PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 7 | 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 | 88 | 105 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 66 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 260 | 38 | 151 | 177 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 148 | 83 | 121 | 116 | 153 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | 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 | 49 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 48 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 172 | 118 | 118 | 74 | 75 | 116 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 | 77 | 29 | 69 | 93 | 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 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 164 | 189 | 275 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 814 | 814 | 798 | 0 |
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