Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 180 | 220 | 238 | 313 | 320 | 336 | 275 | 305 | 314 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:29AM3.18m | 3:24PM3.01m | 3:09AM3.06m | 3:54PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.50m | 9:14PM1.14m | 9:31AM0.65m | 9:57PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 |
| kJ | 110 | 107 | 98 | 301 | 153 | 113 | 70 | 236 | 103 | 220 | 238 | 313 | 320 | 336 | 275 | 102 | 120 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 344 | 305 | 305 | 104 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 47 | 66 | 175 | 168 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 121 | 14 | 31 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 21 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 161 | 68 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 17 | 180 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 128 | 147 | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 305 | 314 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 1374 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 637 | 1210 | 1273 | 1373 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 1260 | 1695 |
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