Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 395 | 395 | 711 | 273 | 943 | 999 | 764 | 616 | 559 | 1002 | 1027 | 911 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 364 | 338 | 326 | 269 | 258 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:56PM3.44m | 2:47AM3.04m | 2:31PM3.46m | 3:35AM2.89m | 3:11PM3.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.93m | 8:28PM0.30m | 8:27AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:06AM1.25m | 10:02PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 390 | 395 | 395 | 711 | 273 | 125 | 999 | 764 | 616 | 559 | 165 | 188 | 246 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 364 | 338 | 326 | 269 | 254 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 50 | 49 | 190 | 166 | 164 | 170 | 209 | 160 | 127 | 82 | 80 | 87 | 204 | 204 | 186 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | S 13 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 87 | 200 | 258 | 60 | 94 | 57 | 166 | 169 | 223 | 80 | 61 | 78 | 192 | 79 | 56 | 152 | 12 | 54 | — | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | 251 | 943 | — | — | — | — | 1002 | 1027 | 911 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 118 | 144 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 211 | 259 | 259 | 106 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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