Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 113 | 88 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 193 | 186 | 191 | 181 | 179 | 198 | 348 | 341 | 148 | 260 | 160 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:59AM3.66m | 3:14PM3.14m | 2:51AM3.49m | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | 4:37PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM-0.03m | 8:52PM1.09m | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:45PM1.05m | 10:10AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 88 | 105 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 66 | 85 | 114 | 93 | 70 | 66 | 57 | 191 | 177 | 164 | 198 | 194 | 186 | 148 | 136 | 121 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 152 | 108 | 49 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 193 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 172 | 118 | 118 | 74 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 58 | 113 | 77 | 29 | 69 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 124 | 122 | 60 | 122 | 62 | 59 | 145 | 145 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 348 | 341 | — | 260 | 160 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 110 | 169 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 814 | 1010 |
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