
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 309 | 248 | 208 | 208 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 160 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 85 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:57PM3.37m | 2:22AM3.21m | 2:29PM3.37m | 3:05AM3.03m | 3:02PM3.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.51m | 8:21AM0.77m | 8:53PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.99m | 9:34PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
318 | 309 | 248 | 208 | 208 | 99 | 211 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
90 | 83 | 59 | 82 | 76 | 211 | 36 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 160 | 151 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 118 | 118 | 85 | 85 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 59 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 90 | 79 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 121 | 2 | 180 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 882 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
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