Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 177mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1233 | 1966 | 1684 | 5331 | 4868 | 6149 | 7803 | 6653 | 8200 | 9817 | 11476 | 8934 | 7425 | 6494 | 6000 | 4715 | 3331 | 2556 | 1197 | 1413 | 1280 | 5224 | 11290 | 21960 | 30393 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:23AM3.13m | 9:59PM2.80m | 10:01AM3.23m | 10:51PM2.86m | 10:35AM3.31m | 11:36PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.82m | 3:48AM1.08m | 4:35PM0.58m | 4:30AM1.17m | 5:14PM0.40m | 5:09AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1233 | 1966 | 1679 | 5331 | 4868 | 6149 | 7803 | 6653 | 8200 | 9817 | 11476 | 8934 | 7425 | 6494 | 6000 | 4715 | 3331 | 2556 | 1197 | 718 | 1280 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 19 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 663 | 1094 | 1684 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 166 | 123 | 121 | 31 | 120 | 535 | 361 | 301 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 72 | 83 | 84 | 85 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 239 | 180 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 64 | 156 | 31 | 42 | 96 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | — | 85 | 263 | 945 | 319 | 359 | 634 | 2069 | 941 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 191 | 404 | 1413 | 1172 | 5224 | 11290 | 21960 | 30393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 118 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 133 | 133 | 148 | 856 | 812 | 812 | 814 |
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