
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 26 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 25 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 142 | 142 | 213 | 160 | 162 | 106 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 329 | 188 | 120 | 239 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52AM2.27m | 7:35PM2.93m | 9:17AM2.23m | 8:30PM2.90m | 10:34AM2.28m | 9:26PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM1.55m | 2:49AM0.99m | 2:06PM1.72m | 3:52AM0.91m | 3:15PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 24 |
108 | 140 | 143 | 146 | 119 | 126 | 129 | 132 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 81 | 59 | 56 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 120 | 568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 |
144 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 213 | 160 | 162 | 73 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 188 | 188 | 120 | 36 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 8 | SW 26 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 25 | S 7 |
29 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 75 | 97 | 64 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 49 | 329 | 31 | 20 | 239 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 102 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 102 | 102 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1273 | 1373 | 812 | 211 | 8 |
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