Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 131 | 127 | 118 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 186 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.27m | 5:43PM2.74m | 8:13AM2.23m | 6:55PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.96m | 11:31AM1.80m | 1:12AM1.06m | 12:47PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 107 | 131 | 127 | 118 | 86 | 62 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 56 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 117 | 117 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 184 | 52 | 34 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 117 | 103 | 101 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 138 | 186 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 33 | 32 | 72 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 44 | 7 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 1210 | 211 | 491 | 110 |
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