Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- 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 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s 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) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 358 | 186 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 111 | 107 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 124 | 116 | 124 | 264 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 12:09PM3.41m | 1:07AM3.06m | 12:45PM3.54m | 1:53AM3.06m | 1:23PM3.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:44AM1.11m | 7:27PM0.06m | 7:23AM1.19m | 8:11PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 573 | 358 | 180 | 94 | 97 | 77 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 27 | 107 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 124 | 93 | 124 | 120 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | 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 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 97 | 72 | 97 | 116 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 64 | 19 | 111 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 264 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 144 | 186 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 38 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 50 | 48 | 112 | 110 | 150 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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