Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 | 108 | 284 | 358 | 459 | 427 | 507 | 454 | 720 | 913 | 617 | 477 | 349 | 156 | 118 | 111 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM3.28m | 4:33AM2.70m | 4:23PM3.24m | 5:34AM2.50m | 5:12PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM1.03m | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:08AM1.25m | 11:14PM0.67m | 10:52AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 95 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 71 | 31 | 108 | 159 | 287 | 113 | 246 | 507 | 454 | 720 | 913 | 617 | 477 | 349 | 102 | 87 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 239 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 161 | 66 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 306 | 432 | 373 | 241 | 199 | 160 | 129 | 156 | 118 | 111 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 120 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 62 | 61 | 38 | 69 | 68 | 56 | 54 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 19 | 93 | 284 | 358 | 459 | 427 | 931 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 118 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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