Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 66 | 96 | 183 | 179 | 129 | 122 | 116 | 114 | 157 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 194 | 192 | 150 | 148 | 177 | 145 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:09AM2.37m | 9:57PM2.86m | 11:48AM2.50m | 10:49PM2.99m | 12:20PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.82m | 5:08AM0.75m | 4:54PM1.69m | 5:47AM0.62m | 5:39PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 114 | 157 | 258 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 67 | 66 | 39 | 183 | 179 | 73 | 122 | 116 | 72 | 30 | 71 | 258 | 255 | 194 | 192 | 113 | 103 | 177 | 145 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 96 | 44 | 44 | 129 | 72 | 71 | 28 | 44 | 16 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 63 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 116 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 49 | 19 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 765 | 144 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 133 | 127 | 118 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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