Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 21s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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 Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 943 | 943 | 875 | 954 | 746 | 1165 | 1093 | 1004 | 1004 | 1004 | 782 | 1108 | 1103 | 547 | 541 | 711 | 711 | 541 | 705 | 1211 | 771 | 544 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51PM2.99m | 2:08AM3.70m | 3:40PM3.01m | 3:02AM3.54m | 4:29PM3.02m | 3:57AM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM-0.22m | 8:08PM1.35m | 9:05AM-0.13m | 9:04PM1.33m | 9:54AM0.05m | 10:03PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
584 | 943 | 943 | 799 | 792 | 573 | 583 | 516 | 427 | 1004 | 1004 | 782 | 593 | 546 | 396 | 305 | 266 | 241 | 258 | 356 | 601 | 771 | 544 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
169 | 169 | 169 | 172 | 225 | 222 | 557 | 782 | 1004 | 107 | 105 | 94 | 535 | 470 | 547 | 541 | 711 | 711 | 541 | 541 | 528 | 395 | 381 | 330 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
28 | 48 | 28 | 49 | 28 | — | 218 | 154 | 107 | 134 | — | — | 104 | 104 | 102 | 92 | 94 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
306 | 178 | 526 | 875 | 954 | 746 | 1165 | 1093 | — | 372 | 526 | 634 | 1108 | 1103 | — | — | — | — | — | 705 | 1211 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 814 | 1172 | 1008 | 814 | 106 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 812 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 751 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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