
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
123 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 111 | 38 | 94 | 131 | 149 | 149 | 124 | 287 | 264 | 270 | |
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-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:07AM3.06m | 12:45PM3.54m | 1:53AM3.06m | 1:23PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:44AM1.11m | 7:27PM0.06m | 7:23AM1.19m | 8:11PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 17 | W 7 |
97 | 77 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 131 | 149 | 149 | 116 | 113 | 264 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 16 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | W 15 | SSW 18 |
78 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 64 | 19 | 111 | 15 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 124 | 48 | 112 | 112 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 14 |
123 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 51 | 108 | 33 | 33 | 150 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 124 | 287 | 191 | 250 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 148 | 148 | 106 | 0 |
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