
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1729 | 1669 | 1508 | 1289 | 1107 | 1037 | 847 | 825 | 802 | 653 | 518 | 488 | 460 | 530 | 493 | 453 | 382 | 386 | 497 | 547 | 1236 | 846 | 646 | 1215 | 1347 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:50AM2.73m | 6:21PM2.78m | 7:50AM2.85m | 7:45PM2.72m | 8:41AM2.99m | 8:58PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM1.57m | 1:06AM0.79m | 1:53PM1.36m | 2:08AM0.89m | 2:58PM1.09m | 3:02AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1729 | 1669 | 1508 | 510 | 636 | 650 | 667 | 589 | 546 | 535 | 450 | 468 | 445 | 530 | 493 | 453 | 325 | 386 | 273 | 547 | 1236 | 846 | 637 | 1215 | 1347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
351 | 343 | 430 | 1289 | 1107 | 1037 | 847 | 825 | 802 | 653 | 518 | 488 | 398 | 297 | 225 | 129 | 382 | 382 | 69 | 270 | 199 | 423 | 646 | 313 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 20 |
532 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 537 | 330 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 405 | 455 | 400 | 460 | 232 | 280 | 223 | 84 | 55 | 51 | 69 | 224 | 149 | 252 | 193 | 680 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 34 | 71 | 497 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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