Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 | 265 | 446 | 478 | 478 | 499 | 560 | 510 | 466 | 430 | 480 | 431 | 849 | 943 | 983 | 880 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:29PM3.03m | 5:08AM2.48m | 4:10PM2.87m | 6:11AM2.38m | 5:00PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.70m | 10:13AM1.72m | 11:21PM0.86m | 11:06AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 | 265 | 446 | 478 | 478 | 499 | 560 | 510 | 466 | 430 | 480 | 431 | 849 | 236 | 983 | 880 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 68 | 64 | 52 | 94 | 236 | 334 | 339 | 344 | 348 | 358 | 372 | 372 | 270 | 154 | 269 | 178 | 227 | 188 | 188 | 332 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | W 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 38 | 89 | 124 | 157 | 184 | 173 | 215 | 153 | 100 | 136 | 112 | 242 | 229 | 244 | 8 | 221 | 301 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 943 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 231 | 118 | 211 | 1210 | 110 | 110 | 3 |
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