Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 248 | 208 | 208 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 160 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:38AM3.34m | 1:57PM3.37m | 2:22AM3.21m | 2:29PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.58m | 8:12PM0.51m | 8:21AM0.77m | 8:53PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 331 | 322 | 318 | 309 | 248 | 208 | 208 | 70 | 100 | 124 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 371 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 20 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 160 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 210 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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