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 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 215 | 276 | 480 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14AM3.18m | 2:38PM3.22m | 2:56AM3.06m | 3:09PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.67m | 8:50PM0.71m | 8:57AM0.83m | 9:32PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 334 | 131 | 103 | 91 | 475 | 464 | 427 | 326 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 120 | 117 | 145 | 275 | 171 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 140 | 276 | 480 | 97 | 74 | 35 | 32 | 61 | 63 | 89 | 120 | 397 | 310 | 279 | 2 | 272 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 12 | 184 | 102 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 144 | 703 | 110 |
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