Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 118 | 121 | 130 | 162 | 246 | 312 | 327 | 278 | 236 | 177 | 318 | 229 | 235 | 260 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:37PM3.18m | 4:35AM2.96m | 5:18PM3.15m | 5:31AM2.67m | 6:00PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.43m | 10:40PM1.03m | 10:50AM0.72m | 11:36PM1.04m | 11:31AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 108 | 106 | 116 | 113 | 122 | 124 | 193 | 193 | 160 | 160 | 193 | 229 | 235 | 260 | 191 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 121 | 75 | 150 | 246 | 312 | 327 | 278 | 236 | 177 | 68 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 238 | 246 | 312 | 243 | 197 | 190 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 74 | 49 | 53 | 113 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 130 | 162 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 814 | 814 | 798 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 127 | 814 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 127 | 3 |
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