Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 547 | 711 | 711 | 711 | 541 | 541 | 858 | 533 | 476 | 372 | 372 | 380 | 422 | 1098 | 1616 | 2091 | 723 | 461 | 408 | 306 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:02AM3.54m | 4:29PM3.02m | 3:57AM3.31m | 5:19PM3.03m | 4:55AM3.03m | 6:08PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.05m | 10:03PM1.31m | 10:42AM0.29m | 11:05PM1.30m | 11:30AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 373 | 241 | 208 | 187 | 191 | 245 | 445 | 533 | 476 | 372 | 372 | 380 | 422 | 593 | 836 | 992 | 723 | 461 | 408 | 306 | 264 | 225 | 185 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 547 | 711 | 711 | 711 | 541 | 541 | 528 | 395 | 381 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 236 | 226 | 223 | 142 | 273 | 273 | 211 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 102 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 34 | 58 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 33 | 130 | 207 | 142 | 169 | 273 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 450 | 858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1098 | 1616 | 2091 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 751 | 751 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 106 | 0 |
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