Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 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) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 413 | 438 | 173 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 147 | 133 | 133 | 96 | 188 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:37AM3.15m | 12:55PM3.23m | 1:19AM3.18m | 1:24PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.73m | 7:08PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.81m | 7:47PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 91 | 243 | 173 | 107 | 102 | 78 | 57 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 147 | 133 | 133 | 56 | 69 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 188 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 93 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 92 | 113 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 724 | 413 | 438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 144 | 818 | 110 | 0 |
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