
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 243 | 295 | 217 | 259 | 377 | 891 | 377 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 368 | 355 | 334 | 371 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 301 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:03AM3.39m | 12:50PM3.20m | 00:52AM3.40m | 1:24PM3.31m | 1:38AM3.34m | 1:57PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.43m | 7:30PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.58m | 8:12PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
110 | 81 | 179 | 217 | 207 | 207 | 441 | 377 | 291 | 203 | 106 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 148 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 301 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
87 | 243 | 233 | 204 | 49 | 42 | 204 | 309 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 368 | 355 | 334 | 371 | 151 | 120 | 120 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 59 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
149 | 87 | 60 | 50 | 75 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | 77 | 295 | — | 259 | 377 | 891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 259 | 8 | 0 |
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