Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 735 | 1020 | 836 | 791 | 761 | 573 | 378 | 199 | 132 | 123 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 113 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:37AM3.24m | 00:21AM3.00m | 12:09PM3.41m | 1:07AM3.06m | 12:45PM3.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.52m | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:44AM1.11m | 7:27PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 735 | 1020 | 836 | 791 | 761 | 573 | 378 | 199 | 132 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 149 | 89 | 92 | 75 | 75 | 44 | 60 | 79 | 86 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 64 | 56 | 113 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 59 | 59 | 149 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 144 | 135 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 127 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 328 | 0 | 0 |
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