Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 22 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 125 | 161 | 131 | 127 | 137 | 106 | 134 | 134 | 195 | 190 | 145 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 186 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31AM2.42m | 4:51PM2.88m | 6:41AM2.27m | 5:43PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.81m | 10:41AM1.63m | 00:01AM0.96m | 11:31AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 124 | 161 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 104 | 134 | 134 | 195 | 190 | 145 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 41 | 28 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 63 | 125 | 125 | 63 | 59 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 117 | 117 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 64 | 64 | 74 | 73 | 54 | 31 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 103 | 101 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 138 | 186 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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