Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 563 | 543 | 433 | 394 | 382 | 449 | 526 | 1730 | 1548 | 653 | 1016 | 1121 | 1228 | 1938 | 4921 | 4479 | 3588 | 4355 | 4432 | 5330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:45PM2.72m | 8:41AM2.99m | 8:58PM2.75m | 9:23AM3.13m | 9:59PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.89m | 2:58PM1.09m | 3:02AM0.99m | 3:50PM0.82m | 3:48AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | SW 9 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 458 | 563 | 543 | 433 | 394 | 348 | 273 | 270 | 1730 | 1548 | 653 | 1016 | 564 | 1228 | 1553 | 4921 | 4479 | 3588 | 4355 | 4432 | 5330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 13 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 467 | 243 | 225 | 166 | 348 | 382 | 69 | 94 | 256 | 341 | 374 | 361 | 1121 | 663 | 1938 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 168 | 129 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 330 | 232 | 229 | 223 | 82 | 54 | 51 | 84 | 165 | 196 | 547 | 308 | 660 | 1094 | 180 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 1 | 23 | 49 | 449 | 526 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 117 | 107 | 254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 127 |
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