
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 158 | 141 | 104 | 178 | 175 | 163 | 396 | 149 | 243 | 485 | 263 | 287 | 377 | 789 | 377 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 368 | 405 | 334 | 371 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:10PM3.32m | 12:15PM3.03m | 00:03AM3.39m | 12:50PM3.20m | 00:52AM3.40m | 1:24PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.34m | 6:00PM1.03m | 6:33AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.43m | 7:30PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 |
92 | 57 | 39 | 29 | 178 | 175 | 163 | 96 | 87 | 56 | 257 | 263 | 207 | 207 | 430 | 377 | 331 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 168 | 139 | 151 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 |
101 | 158 | 141 | 104 | 27 | 105 | 102 | 145 | 149 | 243 | 233 | 204 | 49 | 42 | 204 | 309 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 368 | 405 | 334 | 371 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
120 | 84 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 91 | 145 | 11 | 69 | 87 | 51 | 50 | 75 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | 37 | 396 | 129 | 182 | 485 | — | 287 | 377 | 789 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 148 | 183 | 106 | 106 | 328 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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