Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 194 | 192 | 150 | 148 | 177 | 145 | 222 | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 107 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.64m | 11:35PM3.11m | 12:48PM2.78m | 00:16AM3.21m | 1:15PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.62m | 5:39PM1.53m | 6:22AM0.52m | 6:18PM1.35m | 6:54AM0.47m | 6:56PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 63 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 222 | 219 | 214 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 32 | 62 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 255 | 194 | 192 | 113 | 103 | 177 | 145 | 38 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 107 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 4 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 63 | 63 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 115 | 94 | 93 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 89 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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