Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 360 | 414 | 534 | 1016 | 1001 | 946 | 784 | 657 | 555 | 529 | 485 | 396 | 389 | 386 | 381 | 449 | 457 | 584 | 628 | 610 | 526 | 451 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:29AM2.43m | 9:28PM2.72m | 11:05AM2.58m | 10:24PM2.85m | 11:34AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.98m | 3:40PM1.78m | 4:26AM0.87m | 4:33PM1.59m | 5:06AM0.78m | 5:16PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 105 | 100 | 76 | 534 | 1016 | 1001 | 946 | 784 | 657 | 555 | 529 | 485 | 396 | 389 | 326 | 326 | 449 | 457 | 584 | 628 | 610 | 526 | 451 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 368 | 360 | 275 | 375 | 449 | 444 | 444 | 439 | 358 | 350 | 414 | 400 | 390 | 386 | 386 | 381 | 330 | 261 | 255 | 358 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 16 | SW 19 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 81 | 414 | 76 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 703 | 703 | 118 | 110 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 102 | 3 |
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