Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 952 | 799 | 584 | 578 | 546 | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 547 | 547 | 547 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.98m | 12:15PM2.49m | 11:09PM3.07m | 12:52PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.66m | 5:12PM1.72m | 6:15AM0.53m | 5:57PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 799 | 952 | 799 | 584 | 49 | 546 | 664 | 790 | 872 | 790 | 657 | 657 | 650 | 584 | 395 | 547 | 547 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 101 | 68 | 52 | 578 | 98 | 50 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 291 | 180 | 17 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 28 | 96 | 93 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 56 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 117 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 81 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 102 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 102 |
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