Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 184 | 251 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 | 252 | 252 | 319 | 319 | 323 | 334 | 360 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.23m | 6:55PM2.64m | 9:36AM2.30m | 8:17PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM1.06m | 12:47PM1.91m | 2:30AM1.06m | 2:24PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 146 | 56 | 251 | 303 | 303 | 251 | 184 | 183 | 162 | 211 | 252 | 252 | 319 | 319 | 74 | 93 | 142 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 186 | 184 | 37 | 34 | 88 | 86 | 123 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 78 | 323 | 334 | 360 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 144 | 97 | 93 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 1374 | 267 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 703 | 703 | 110 | 3 |
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