Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 382 | 362 | 344 | 334 | 305 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 180 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:51AM3.26m | 2:55PM2.94m | 2:29AM3.18m | 3:24PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.40m | 8:34PM1.23m | 9:01AM0.50m | 9:14PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 180 | 185 | 181 | 161 | 188 | 183 | 174 | 135 | 110 | 334 | 88 | 107 | 239 | 239 | 75 | 59 | 83 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 21 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 487 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 382 | 362 | 344 | 43 | 305 | 301 | 9 | 30 | 239 | 236 | 46 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 131 | 181 | 161 | 45 | 106 | 67 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 180 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 99 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 765 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 144 | 1210 | 106 | 1373 | 17 | 0 |
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