Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 124 | 117 | 90 | 72 | 70 | 87 | 88 | 111 | 84 | 86 | 67 | 82 | 81 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.35m | 6:40PM3.13m | 8:27AM2.29m | 7:46PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.88m | 12:09PM1.49m | 1:57AM0.78m | 1:18PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 149 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 124 | 117 | 90 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 88 | 111 | 81 | 86 | 61 | 43 | 64 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 53 | 71 | 93 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 81 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 82 | 24 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 19 | 1008 | 328 | 110 |
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