Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 | 141 | 172 | 463 | 558 | 365 | 246 | 379 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:09PM3.27m | 3:41AM2.90m | 3:43PM3.28m | 4:33AM2.70m | 4:23PM3.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.83m | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:31AM1.03m | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:08AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 5 | W 8 | S 6 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | W 10 | W 10 |
117 | 117 | 148 | 145 | 272 | 168 | 164 | 129 | 95 | 91 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 44 | 49 | 80 | 99 | 52 | 365 | 245 | 379 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 8 |
397 | 310 | 279 | 275 | 2 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 68 | 101 | 127 | 50 | 99 | 164 | 246 | 212 | 196 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 120 | 51 | 35 | 50 | 82 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 171 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 141 | 172 | 463 | 558 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 107 | 127 | 812 | 110 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 133 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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