Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 68 | 103 | 102 | 83 | 66 | 96 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.76m | 10:13AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.77m | 11:09AM2.37m | 9:57PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM1.84m | 3:17AM1.00m | 2:46PM1.88m | 4:19AM0.89m | 4:00PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | 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 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 122 | 123 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 102 | 67 | 66 | 96 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 31 | 81 | 2 | 68 | 103 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 30 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 83 | 19 | — | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1010 | 798 | 0 |
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