Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- 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 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 639 | 478 | 470 | 358 | 338 | 310 | 269 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 154 | 157 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35AM2.89m | 3:11PM3.42m | 4:30AM2.72m | 3:56PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:06AM1.25m | 10:02PM0.33m | 9:49AM1.43m | 10:59PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 669 | 639 | 478 | 470 | 358 | 338 | 281 | 269 | 254 | 239 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 67 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 246 | 204 | 204 | 193 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 79 | 56 | 80 | 12 | 2 | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 154 | 157 | 82 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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