
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 23s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9AM is: 0.7m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 23s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
710 | 704 | 563 | 368 | 356 | 589 | 799 | 952 | 799 | 584 | 578 | 546 | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 455 | 547 | 547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.38m | 10:20PM2.98m | 12:15PM2.49m | 11:09PM3.07m | 12:52PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.79m | 4:18PM1.79m | 5:34AM0.66m | 5:12PM1.72m | 6:15AM0.53m | 5:57PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
710 | 704 | 563 | 166 | 143 | 589 | 799 | 952 | 799 | 584 | 578 | 546 | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 455 | 547 | 547 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 9 | S 6 | W 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 |
116 | 180 | 175 | 368 | 356 | 21 | 101 | 101 | 68 | 52 | 99 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 32 | 35 | 291 | 256 | 180 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
40 | 39 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 141 | 28 | 30 | 101 | 101 | 28 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 56 | 37 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | 22 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 86 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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