Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 7 | S 7 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 105 | 345 | 250 | 544 | 709 | 418 | 533 | 533 | 514 | 441 | 353 | 290 | 230 | 207 | 228 | 315 | 376 | 148 | 129 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33AM2.70m | 4:23PM3.24m | 5:34AM2.50m | 5:12PM3.17m | 6:53AM2.35m | 6:14PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM1.25m | 11:14PM0.67m | 10:52AM1.46m | 00:21AM0.72m | 11:51AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 105 | 221 | 250 | 175 | 503 | 351 | 533 | 533 | 514 | 441 | 353 | 290 | 230 | 171 | 162 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | W 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 78 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 295 | 418 | 277 | 292 | 235 | 185 | 123 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 65 | 61 | 376 | 32 | 31 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 101 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 98 | 38 | 29 | 175 | 143 | 39 | 69 | 105 | 133 | 207 | 228 | 315 | 44 | 148 | 91 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 139 | 345 | 326 | 544 | 709 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 127 | 102 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 147 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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