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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 337 | 897 | 368 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 368 | 405 | 334 | 371 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 248 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:50PM3.20m | 00:52AM3.40m | 1:24PM3.31m | 1:38AM3.34m | 1:57PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.79m | 7:11AM0.43m | 7:30PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.58m | 8:12PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | 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 |
| kJ | 207 | 207 | 441 | 368 | 277 | 198 | 83 | 168 | 168 | 139 | 151 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 248 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 49 | 42 | 204 | 309 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 368 | 405 | 334 | 371 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 75 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 233 | 337 | 897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 262 | 211 | 106 | 0 |
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