Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 270 | 260 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 158 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 194 | 150 | 246 | 246 | 327 | 278 | 236 | 177 | 169 | 327 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:51AM3.49m | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | 4:37PM3.18m | 4:35AM2.96m | 5:18PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:45PM1.05m | 10:10AM0.43m | 10:40PM1.03m | 10:50AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 260 | 45 | 151 | 177 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 151 | 117 | 108 | 79 | 116 | 74 | 138 | 173 | 156 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 169 | 198 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 210 | 270 | 49 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 75 | 113 | 246 | 246 | 327 | 278 | 236 | 177 | 68 | 124 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 89 | 124 | 122 | 60 | 122 | 62 | 59 | 145 | 145 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 49 | 150 | 113 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 194 | 38 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 814 | 814 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 127 | 144 | 211 | 3 |
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