Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 | 265 | 446 | 478 | 540 | 499 | 550 | 581 | 520 | 439 | 563 | 395 | 1039 | 885 | 732 | 748 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM3.03m | 5:08AM2.48m | 4:10PM2.87m | 6:11AM2.38m | 5:00PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM1.58m | 10:29PM0.70m | 10:13AM1.72m | 11:21PM0.86m | 11:06AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 | 265 | 446 | 478 | 540 | 499 | 550 | 581 | 520 | 439 | 430 | 395 | 867 | 885 | 732 | 748 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 88 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 68 | 119 | 236 | 334 | 339 | 344 | 348 | 358 | 372 | 372 | 259 | 154 | 223 | 180 | 236 | 246 | 242 | 332 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 89 | 124 | 157 | 184 | 173 | 215 | 148 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 242 | 229 | 244 | 227 | 221 | 301 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 563 | — | 1039 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 231 | 118 | 814 | 110 | 1210 | 110 | 0 |
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