Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 432 | 372 | 305 | 294 | 242 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 168 | 208 | 573 | 820 | 990 | 720 | 616 | 616 | 408 | 232 | 190 | 147 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM3.05m | 11:35PM2.90m | 11:37AM3.24m | 00:21AM3.00m | 12:09PM3.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.83m | 5:29AM1.01m | 6:05PM0.52m | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:45PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 213 | 432 | 372 | 305 | 294 | 242 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 89 | 196 | 573 | 820 | 990 | 720 | 616 | 616 | 408 | 232 | 190 | 147 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 223 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 116 | 116 | 168 | 208 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 103 | 101 | 66 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 56 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 191 | 125 | 124 | 130 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 123 | 104 | 58 | 34 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 102 | 102 | 85 | 142 | 186 | 125 | 123 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 177 | 147 | 109 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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