Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 106 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 121 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:49AM2.83m | 3:35PM3.19m | 4:36AM2.62m | 4:10PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.55m | 9:28AM1.22m | 10:17PM0.66m | 10:03AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 77 | 48 | 64 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 121 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 75 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 79 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 106 | 76 | 11 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 75 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 118 | 3 | 0 |
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