Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 208 | 173 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 107 | 144 | 146 | 148 | 156 | 268 | 308 | 338 | 326 | 326 | 343 | 337 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.46m | 6:03PM3.01m | 8:18AM2.50m | 7:29PM2.91m | 9:28AM2.64m | 8:54PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.59m | 11:55AM1.73m | 1:24AM0.68m | 1:29PM1.74m | 2:40AM0.70m | 2:59PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 120 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 52 | 60 | 173 | 43 | 119 | 109 | 107 | 144 | 146 | 98 | 130 | 268 | 308 | 338 | 326 | 326 | 343 | 337 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 130 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 208 | 37 | 125 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 148 | 156 | 162 | 164 | 121 | 119 | 50 | 131 | 134 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | S 21 | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 78 | 37 | 5 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 80 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 703 | 470 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 814 | 814 | 148 | 110 |
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