Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 362 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 400 | 461 | 454 | 446 | 438 | 1173 | 415 | 446 | 707 | 734 | 1252 | 1098 | 471 | 223 | 181 | 372 | 358 | 347 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.69m | 9:52PM2.65m | 10:36AM2.86m | 10:46PM2.78m | 11:06AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM1.03m | 4:03PM1.45m | 4:12AM1.00m | 4:46PM1.15m | 4:51AM1.00m | 5:26PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 362 | 366 | 228 | 278 | 400 | 461 | 454 | 446 | 438 | 630 | 243 | 304 | 333 | 266 | 612 | 525 | 471 | 213 | 153 | 372 | 358 | 347 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 10 |
| kJ | 362 | 169 | 163 | 366 | 291 | 266 | 240 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 240 | 45 | 45 | 82 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 223 | 181 | 167 | 120 | 182 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 288 | — | — | — | 75 | 127 | 127 | 191 | 169 | 124 | 130 | 106 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1173 | 415 | 446 | 707 | 734 | 1252 | 1098 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 3 | 148 | 3 | 118 | 148 | 118 | 148 | 203 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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