Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 653 | 518 | 441 | 467 | 503 | 543 | 433 | 394 | 382 | 441 | 678 | 1706 | 1500 | 547 | 933 | 1048 | 1766 | 1938 | 4921 | 4479 | 3944 | 3968 | 4897 | 4822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM2.85m | 7:45PM2.72m | 8:41AM2.99m | 8:58PM2.75m | 9:23AM3.13m | 9:59PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM1.36m | 2:08AM0.89m | 2:58PM1.09m | 3:02AM0.99m | 3:50PM0.82m | 3:48AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | W 13 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 535 | 535 | 469 | 441 | 458 | 503 | 543 | 433 | 394 | 348 | 273 | 270 | 1706 | 1500 | 516 | 933 | 568 | 1766 | 1388 | 4921 | 4479 | 3944 | 3968 | 4897 | 4822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 791 | 653 | 518 | 411 | 467 | 243 | 178 | 166 | 348 | 382 | 69 | 125 | 201 | 355 | 492 | 450 | 1048 | 1083 | 1938 | 178 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 123 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | WSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 405 | 405 | 443 | 405 | 398 | 232 | 229 | 223 | 82 | 54 | 51 | 84 | 234 | 199 | 547 | 202 | 667 | 183 | 180 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 441 | 678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 102 |
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