Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 211 | 252 | 252 | 319 | 319 | 323 | 334 | 360 | 290 | 368 | 360 | 409 | 534 | 1016 | 1001 | 848 | 784 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:36AM2.30m | 8:17PM2.64m | 10:29AM2.43m | 9:28PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM1.06m | 2:24PM1.91m | 3:36AM0.98m | 3:40PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 162 | 211 | 252 | 252 | 319 | 319 | 74 | 334 | 112 | 107 | 105 | 100 | 347 | 534 | 1016 | 1001 | 848 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 81 | 18 | 27 | 57 | 323 | 34 | 360 | 290 | 368 | 360 | 76 | 76 | 449 | 444 | 444 | 439 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 34 | 60 | 35 | 82 | 409 | 375 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 703 | 118 | 110 |
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