
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 628 | 639 | 621 | 526 | 451 | 426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 237 | 233 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 304 | 547 | 501 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.75m | 11:12PM2.98m | 12:00PM2.91m | 11:55PM3.08m | 12:27PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.78m | 5:16PM1.35m | 5:41AM0.72m | 5:54PM1.09m | 6:14AM0.70m | 6:31PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
584 | 628 | 639 | 621 | 526 | 451 | 426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 237 | 233 | 188 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 133 | 78 | 99 | 77 | 92 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
255 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 362 | 318 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 11 | W 13 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 36 | 304 | 547 | 501 | 388 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 328 | 1210 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 751 | 1373 | 470 | 148 |
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