Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 432 | 453 | 453 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 358 | 387 | 481 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 382 | 339 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM2.79m | 3:43PM3.36m | 5:31AM2.70m | 4:43PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.11m | 9:42AM1.51m | 10:48PM0.28m | 10:45AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 334 | 432 | 453 | 453 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 358 | 387 | 481 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 382 | 339 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 124 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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