Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38PM3.22m | 2:56AM3.06m | 3:09PM3.27m | 3:41AM2.90m | 3:43PM3.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.67m | 8:50PM0.71m | 8:57AM0.83m | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:31AM1.03m | 10:19PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 117 | 117 | 148 | 142 | 272 | 168 | 164 | 126 | 120 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 74 | 36 | 32 | 61 | 63 | 89 | 120 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 2 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 202 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 144 | 637 | 110 | 102 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 812 | 0 | 3 |
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