Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 24 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 455 | 427 | 413 | 395 | 390 | 617 | 453 | 1412 | 1444 | 1412 | 1301 | 1131 | 1755 | 588 | 490 | 453 | 400 | 341 | 288 | 332 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM3.17m | 11:57PM3.13m | 12:13PM3.30m | 00:44AM3.15m | 12:45PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.68m | 5:50PM0.76m | 6:03AM0.75m | 6:32PM0.53m | 6:40AM0.85m | 7:11PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 543 | 455 | 427 | 399 | 336 | 330 | 377 | 351 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 847 | 588 | 490 | 453 | 400 | 341 | 226 | 241 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 283 | 280 | 319 | 37 | 395 | 390 | 37 | 36 | 109 | 108 | 14 | 35 | 124 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 251 | 236 | 229 | 214 | 223 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 26 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 65 | 63 | 62 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 54 | 94 | 181 | 260 | 260 | 163 | 160 | 156 | 282 | 332 | 332 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 413 | — | — | 617 | 453 | 1412 | 1444 | 1412 | 1301 | 1131 | 1755 | — | — | — | — | — | 288 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 169 | 798 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 203 | 470 | 1182 | 1411 | 1242 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 3 | 0 |
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