Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 565 | 466 | 396 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 425 | 346 | 291 | 291 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37AM2.41m | 7:30PM2.52m | 9:28AM2.53m | 8:48PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM1.05m | 1:54PM1.87m | 2:34AM1.05m | 3:09PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 759 | 565 | 466 | 396 | 313 | 244 | 290 | 425 | 346 | 246 | 159 | 126 | 106 | 127 | 99 | 94 | 50 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 276 | 352 | 340 | 306 | 376 | 376 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 423 | 78 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | S 18 | W 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 180 | 125 | 48 | 31 | 44 | 81 | 318 | 45 | 191 | 158 | 104 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 102 | 3 | 3 |
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