Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 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 (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 514 | 441 | 424 | 339 | 279 | 216 | 228 | 315 | 376 | 148 | 132 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:34AM2.50m | 5:12PM3.17m | 6:53AM2.35m | 6:14PM3.09m | 8:28AM2.33m | 7:33PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.67m | 10:52AM1.46m | 00:21AM0.72m | 11:51AM1.65m | 1:40AM0.72m | 1:14PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 606 | 514 | 441 | 424 | 339 | 279 | 216 | 136 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 290 | 241 | 165 | 127 | 113 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 29 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 175 | 142 | 39 | 69 | 105 | 133 | 207 | 228 | 315 | 376 | 148 | 91 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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