Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 368 | 405 | 334 | 371 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 301 | 245 | 208 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 215 | 215 | 160 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24PM3.31m | 1:38AM3.34m | 1:57PM3.37m | 2:22AM3.21m | 2:29PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.43m | 7:30PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.58m | 8:12PM0.51m | 8:21AM0.77m | 8:53PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 198 | 168 | 136 | 139 | 153 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 301 | 245 | 208 | 49 | 111 | 121 | 117 | 97 | 97 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 368 | 368 | 405 | 334 | 371 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 99 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 160 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 26 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 215 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 262 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1373 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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