Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 449 | 788 | 415 | 398 | 407 | 354 | 312 | 377 | 377 | 360 | 339 | 334 | 452 | 407 | 334 | 432 | 453 | 453 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 358 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:41AM3.00m | 2:05PM3.61m | 3:32AM2.91m | 2:51PM3.52m | 4:28AM2.79m | 3:43PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:59PM-0.00m | 8:50AM1.40m | 9:51PM0.11m | 9:42AM1.51m | 10:48PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 305 | 407 | 415 | 398 | 407 | 354 | 312 | 266 | 181 | 146 | 116 | 334 | 452 | 407 | 334 | 432 | 453 | 453 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 358 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 100 | 121 | 270 | 267 | 264 | 302 | 377 | 377 | 360 | 339 | 116 | 81 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | W 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 123 | 68 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 124 | 40 | 37 | 124 | 22 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 449 | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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