Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 368 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 334 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:55AM3.25m | 1:42PM3.04m | 1:34AM3.25m | 2:10PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.48m | 7:33PM0.99m | 7:55AM0.54m | 8:11PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 25 | 104 | 103 | 140 | 119 | 175 | 240 | 58 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 126 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 107 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 140 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 368 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 334 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 140 | 92 | 7 | 34 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 70 | 11 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 814 | 110 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 1373 | 106 | 3 | 0 |
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