Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 1134 | 1010 | 463 | 603 | 603 | 1002 | 925 | 814 | 639 | 550 | 470 | 358 | 338 | 310 | 269 | 259 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:47AM3.04m | 2:31PM3.46m | 3:35AM2.89m | 3:11PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.30m | 8:27AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:06AM1.25m | 10:02PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 38 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 146 | 206 | 1010 | 463 | 603 | 603 | 165 | 188 | 246 | 639 | 550 | 470 | 358 | 338 | 281 | 269 | 259 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 9 | W 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 273 | 57 | 170 | 168 | 202 | 127 | 82 | 80 | 87 | 204 | 204 | 193 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | W 13 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 94 | 60 | 166 | 260 | 223 | 80 | 61 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 56 | 80 | 12 | 2 | — | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1082 | 1134 | — | — | — | — | 1002 | 925 | 814 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 110 | 211 | 148 | 211 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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