Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 397 | 387 | 377 | 367 | 428 | 417 | 411 | 334 | 330 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 183 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:33PM3.05m | 9:50AM2.45m | 8:56PM3.09m | 10:50AM2.64m | 10:09PM3.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM1.76m | 3:00AM0.65m | 2:49PM1.73m | 4:09AM0.52m | 4:07PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 397 | 387 | 377 | 367 | 428 | 417 | 411 | 334 | 330 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 112 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 76 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 46 | 71 | 69 | 8 | 67 | 125 | 114 | 114 | 183 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 65 | 41 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 68 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 79 | 12 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 110 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 1373 | 118 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 110 | 3 |
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