Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | 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 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 761 | 573 | 358 | 184 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 111 | 86 | 94 | 108 | 146 | 129 | 116 | 161 | 264 | 270 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:21AM3.00m | 12:09PM3.41m | 1:07AM3.06m | 12:45PM3.54m | 1:53AM3.06m | 1:23PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:44AM1.11m | 7:27PM0.06m | 7:23AM1.19m | 8:11PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 791 | 761 | 573 | 358 | 120 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 86 | 94 | 108 | 146 | 120 | 70 | 52 | 61 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 111 | 114 | 97 | 94 | 184 | 119 | 86 | 61 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 49 | 64 | 56 | 111 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 116 | 161 | 264 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 10 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 85 | 144 | 135 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 129 | 48 | 46 | 153 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
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