Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 291 | 291 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 191 | 169 | 273 | 362 | 362 | 366 | 366 | 291 | 330 | 393 | 438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.52m | 9:28AM2.53m | 8:48PM2.55m | 10:05AM2.69m | 9:52PM2.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM1.05m | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:27AM1.03m | 4:03PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 339 | 246 | 186 | 120 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 161 | 150 | 221 | 171 | 362 | 366 | 225 | 268 | 330 | 393 | 438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 295 | 291 | 291 | 423 | 318 | 322 | 243 | 191 | 169 | 273 | 362 | 213 | 205 | 366 | 291 | 266 | 240 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 31 | 81 | 63 | 44 | 191 | 51 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 751 | 148 | 3 |
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