Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- 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 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| 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 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 628 | 526 | 451 | 426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 233 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 269 | 553 | 784 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.75m | 11:12PM2.98m | 12:00PM2.91m | 11:55PM3.08m | 12:27PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM1.35m | 5:41AM0.72m | 5:54PM1.09m | 6:14AM0.70m | 6:31PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 639 | 628 | 526 | 451 | 426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 233 | 188 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 111 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 362 | 367 | 362 | 318 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 12 | 36 | 76 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 269 | 553 | 784 | 510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 1210 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 1373 | 1373 | 470 | 148 |
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