Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 491 | 356 | 348 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 | 331 | 512 | 540 | 540 | 571 | 638 | 637 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53PM3.17m | 4:16AM2.63m | 3:29PM3.03m | 5:08AM2.48m | 4:10PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM1.44m | 9:44PM0.53m | 9:32AM1.58m | 10:29PM0.70m | 10:13AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 349 | 329 | 276 | 238 | 206 | 165 | 487 | 487 | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 | 331 | 512 | 540 | 540 | 571 | 638 | 637 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 491 | 491 | 356 | 348 | 487 | 487 | 126 | 111 | 88 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 86 | 239 | 334 | 339 | 339 | 348 | 358 | 372 | 372 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 105 | 72 | 103 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 89 | 124 | 157 | 189 | 173 | 215 | 112 | 100 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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