Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 | 101 | 138 | 267 | 230 | 362 | 431 | 441 | 524 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:41AM2.90m | 3:43PM3.28m | 4:33AM2.70m | 4:23PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:31AM1.03m | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:08AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 171 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 120 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 99 | 90 | 85 | 138 | 267 | 230 | 362 | 431 | 427 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 272 | 272 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 19 | 65 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 139 | 251 | 441 | 524 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 120 | 101 | 101 | 50 | 82 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 9 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 79 | 249 | 262 | 21 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 133 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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