Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 569 | 273 | 1129 | 834 | 686 | 548 | 559 | 901 | 925 | 589 | 625 | 550 | 456 | 358 | 338 | 310 | 269 | 258 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:56PM3.44m | 2:47AM3.04m | 2:31PM3.46m | 3:35AM2.89m | 3:11PM3.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.30m | 8:27AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:06AM1.25m | 10:02PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 395 | 569 | 146 | 828 | 834 | 686 | 548 | 559 | 165 | 188 | 589 | 625 | 550 | 456 | 358 | 338 | 274 | 269 | 254 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 258 | 190 | 273 | 170 | 170 | 212 | 202 | 127 | 82 | 80 | 246 | 204 | 204 | 193 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 42 | 60 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 169 | 258 | 80 | 93 | 78 | 87 | 79 | 56 | 80 | 12 | 5 | — | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | S 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 126 | 1129 | — | — | — | — | 901 | 925 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 118 | 144 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 211 | 259 | 259 | 106 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 |
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