Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 | 362 | 362 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 400 | 387 | 438 | 446 | 438 | 544 | 1400 | 418 | 753 | 790 | 1331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28AM2.53m | 8:48PM2.55m | 10:05AM2.69m | 9:52PM2.65m | 10:36AM2.86m | 10:46PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM1.05m | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:27AM1.03m | 4:03PM1.45m | 4:12AM1.00m | 4:46PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 120 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 161 | 150 | 221 | 216 | 213 | 205 | 225 | 278 | 400 | 387 | 438 | 446 | 438 | 544 | 275 | 304 | 337 | 266 | 616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 291 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 169 | 169 | 273 | 362 | 362 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 266 | 240 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 235 | 163 | 45 | 82 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | S 18 | WNW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | — | — | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 31 | 81 | 64 | 44 | 191 | 158 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 288 | 45 | — | — | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1400 | 418 | 753 | 790 | 1331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 110 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 3 |
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