Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 154 | 157 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 158 | 157 | 165 | 173 | 173 | 147 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 208 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.72m | 3:56PM3.31m | 5:35AM2.56m | 4:52PM3.16m | 6:54AM2.46m | 6:03PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM1.43m | 10:59PM0.46m | 10:43AM1.60m | 00:07AM0.59m | 11:55AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 161 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 67 | 54 | 34 | 65 | 77 | 98 | 114 | 157 | 165 | 173 | 173 | 147 | 117 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 52 | 60 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 158 | 127 | 149 | 138 | 85 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 208 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 154 | 157 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 80 | 111 | 150 | 148 | 85 | 132 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 78 | 37 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 78 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 0 |
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