Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 147 | 133 | 133 | 114 | 188 | 326 | 488 | 411 | 390 | 395 | 395 | 469 | 563 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:55PM3.23m | 1:19AM3.18m | 1:24PM3.36m | 2:02AM3.14m | 1:56PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.73m | 7:08PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.81m | 7:47PM0.41m | 7:52AM0.93m | 8:28PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 102 | 78 | 57 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 147 | 133 | 133 | 114 | 90 | 326 | 488 | 411 | 390 | 395 | 395 | 469 | 563 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 188 | 76 | 83 | 66 | 69 | 51 | 258 | 190 | 166 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 93 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 92 | 113 | 96 | 99 | 90 | 86 | 200 | 33 | 87 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 78 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1374 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 102 |
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