Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 455 | 646 | 1181 | 1201 | 1111 | 961 | 872 | 794 | 666 | 1121 | 1127 | 960 | 928 | 773 | 553 | 466 | 396 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 229 | 295 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.38m | 5:00PM2.71m | 7:27AM2.35m | 6:07PM2.58m | 8:37AM2.41m | 7:30PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.86m | 11:06AM1.85m | 00:22AM0.99m | 12:22PM1.91m | 1:30AM1.05m | 1:54PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 439 | 158 | 643 | 1181 | 1201 | 1111 | 961 | 872 | 794 | 666 | 1121 | 1127 | 960 | 928 | 773 | 553 | 466 | 396 | 313 | 244 | 239 | 173 | 235 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | W 14 | 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 | W 8 |
| kJ | 259 | 242 | 229 | 175 | 233 | 246 | 188 | 332 | 178 | 184 | 286 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 276 | 352 | 340 | 306 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 229 | 295 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 85 | 176 | 229 | 244 | 227 | 221 | 301 | 178 | 329 | 309 | 163 | 120 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 125 | 70 | 48 | 295 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 455 | 646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 231 | 148 | 148 | 1210 | 110 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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