Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 111 | 247 | 191 | 201 | 331 | 153 | 280 | 164 | 264 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 12:09PM3.41m | 1:07AM3.06m | 12:45PM3.54m | 1:53AM3.06m | 1:23PM3.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:44AM1.11m | 7:27PM0.06m | 7:23AM1.19m | 8:11PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | SSW 17 | W 7 |
| kJ | 180 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 131 | 191 | 201 | 168 | 153 | 138 | 113 | 264 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 15 | SW 10 | W 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 97 | 119 | 78 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 48 | 64 | 19 | 111 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 116 | 47 | 110 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 11 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 89 | 124 | 48 | 112 | 33 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 247 | — | — | 331 | — | 280 | 164 | 152 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 267 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 148 | 102 | 0 |
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