Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 283 | 454 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 356 | 348 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:31AM2.79m | 2:53PM3.17m | 4:16AM2.63m | 3:29PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.40m | 8:56AM1.44m | 9:44PM0.53m | 9:32AM1.58m | 10:29PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 167 | 171 | 113 | 298 | 363 | 318 | 287 | 238 | 206 | 166 | 162 | 487 | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 315 | 223 | 454 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 356 | 348 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 108 | 88 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 67 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 283 | 33 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 51 | 53 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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