Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 143 | 139 | 84 | 85 | 123 | 154 | 209 | 316 | 152 | 119 | 112 | 105 | 129 | 129 | 173 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.90m | 00:08AM3.59m | 1:23PM3.06m | 1:00AM3.61m | 2:01PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM1.28m | 6:57AM0.05m | 6:58PM1.08m | 7:39AM0.08m | 7:47PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 74 | 18 | 26 | 45 | 84 | 85 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 110 | 114 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 59 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 19 | 70 | 143 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 154 | 209 | 316 | 152 | 119 | 112 | 105 | 129 | 129 | 173 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 70 | 139 | 52 | 81 | 123 | 79 | 76 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 1032 | 328 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 127 | 1242 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 110 | 211 | 211 |
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