Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 1127 | 1064 | 928 | 759 | 553 | 466 | 396 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 348 | 363 | 291 | 366 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.35m | 6:07PM2.58m | 8:37AM2.41m | 7:30PM2.52m | 9:28AM2.53m | 8:48PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM1.91m | 1:30AM1.05m | 1:54PM1.87m | 2:34AM1.05m | 3:09PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1121 | 1127 | 1064 | 928 | 759 | 553 | 466 | 396 | 313 | 244 | 245 | 348 | 363 | 269 | 183 | 132 | 130 | 125 | 119 | 92 | 50 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 286 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 276 | 352 | 340 | 306 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 366 | 423 | 84 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | S 18 | W 12 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 163 | 120 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 166 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 79 | 318 | 53 | 191 | 158 | 104 | 11 |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 3 | 0 |
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