Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 233 | 228 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 360 | 1093 | 923 | 451 | 469 | 233 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.91m | 11:55PM3.08m | 12:27PM3.08m | 00:37AM3.15m | 12:55PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM1.09m | 6:14AM0.70m | 6:31PM0.83m | 6:46AM0.73m | 7:08PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 239 | 233 | 228 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 79 | 134 | 129 | 74 | 91 | 272 | 163 | 100 | 102 | 78 | 57 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 11 | W 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 27 | 360 | 1093 | 923 | 451 | 469 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 154 | 1373 | 1373 | 148 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 144 | 3 | 3 |
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