Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 223 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 215 | 162 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 153 | 150 | 188 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:31AM2.67m | 6:00PM3.08m | 6:36AM2.43m | 6:45PM3.00m | 7:52AM2.27m | 7:35PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM1.04m | 11:31AM1.03m | 00:37AM1.05m | 12:14PM1.31m | 1:42AM1.04m | 1:05PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 177 | 182 | 153 | 127 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 86 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 153 | 150 | 119 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 223 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 215 | 162 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 22 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 110 | 110 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 751 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 110 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
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