Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 397 | 387 | 377 | 445 | 428 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:28AM2.33m | 7:33PM3.05m | 9:50AM2.45m | 8:56PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.72m | 1:14PM1.76m | 3:00AM0.65m | 2:49PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 101 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 | 407 | 402 | 397 | 387 | 377 | 445 | 428 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 418 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 65 | 41 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 63 | 22 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 751 | 385 | 118 |
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