Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 172mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4868 | 5205 | 6571 | 8543 | 8394 | 6312 | 11624 | 9498 | 9050 | 7968 | 6136 | 4637 | 3241 | 2441 | 1860 | 874 | 783 | 1346 | 4880 | 10185 | 21352 |
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-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59PM2.80m | 10:01AM3.23m | 10:51PM2.86m | 10:35AM3.31m | 11:36PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM1.08m | 4:35PM0.58m | 4:30AM1.17m | 5:14PM0.40m | 5:09AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | 7 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4868 | 5205 | 6571 | 8543 | 8394 | 6312 | 11624 | 8497 | 9050 | 7968 | 6136 | 4637 | 3241 | 2441 | 1860 | 730 | 783 | 1346 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 168 | 127 | 108 | 79 | 31 | 116 | 31 | 30 | — | 53 | 80 | 211 | 32 | 91 | 89 | 609 | 82 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 34 | 80 | 64 | — | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | 51 | 53 | 26 | 42 | 26 | 694 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | S 8 | — | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 126 | 186 | 340 | 1310 | 355 | 1965 | 2354 | 9498 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 65 | 11 | 874 | — | 671 | 4880 | 10185 | 21352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 135 | 118 | 148 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 133 | 133 | 173 | 856 | 884 | 812 | 765 |
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