Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 120 | 101 | 95 | 250 | 217 | 419 | 251 | 424 | 543 | 543 | 535 | 452 | 346 | 284 | 231 | 207 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33AM2.70m | 4:23PM3.24m | 5:34AM2.50m | 5:12PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:08AM1.25m | 11:14PM0.67m | 10:52AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 69 | 65 | 54 | 250 | 217 | 419 | 251 | 358 | 543 | 543 | 535 | 452 | 346 | 284 | 231 | 140 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 120 | 101 | 68 | 99 | 99 | 175 | 98 | 424 | 279 | 298 | 234 | 152 | 133 | 104 | 87 | 67 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 26 | 95 | 50 | 82 | 67 | 27 | 45 | 21 | 175 | 143 | 38 | 105 | 105 | 133 | 207 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 80 | 171 | 308 | 371 | — | 629 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 118 | 127 | 102 |
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