Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 269 | 259 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 154 | 157 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 150 | 202 | 207 | 183 | 172 | 149 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:11PM3.42m | 4:30AM2.72m | 3:56PM3.31m | 5:35AM2.56m | 4:52PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.33m | 9:49AM1.43m | 10:59PM0.46m | 10:43AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 281 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 117 | 90 | 67 | 138 | 30 | 75 | 150 | 202 | 207 | 183 | 172 | 149 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 138 | 138 | 67 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 123 | 138 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 154 | 157 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 80 | 80 | 111 | 150 | 148 | 85 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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