
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
105 | 104 | 102 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 111 | 104 | 102 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 113 | 88 | 119 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47PM2.96m | 1:07AM3.73m | 2:31PM3.07m | 1:59AM3.66m | 3:14PM3.14m | 2:51AM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM-0.13m | 7:06PM1.30m | 8:01AM-0.13m | 7:59PM1.18m | 8:46AM-0.03m | 8:52PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
105 | 60 | 78 | 96 | 76 | 80 | 92 | 111 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 74 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 105 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 116 | 114 | 90 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 |
13 | 17 | 102 | 67 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 64 | 109 | 152 | 152 | 108 | 77 | 119 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SW 19 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
43 | 104 | 22 | 96 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 80 | 61 | 37 | 58 | 113 | 57 | 29 | 69 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 124 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 133 | 1374 | 211 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1374 | 1373 | 183 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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