Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 178 | 82 | 83 | 103 | 101 | 120 | 158 | 141 | 104 | 178 | 175 | 163 | 145 | 149 | 243 | 240 | 226 | 323 | 419 | 809 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:36AM2.84m | 11:10PM3.32m | 12:15PM3.03m | 00:03AM3.39m | 12:50PM3.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.40m | 5:09PM1.29m | 5:51AM0.34m | 6:00PM1.03m | 6:33AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 236 | 178 | 67 | 24 | 36 | 92 | 114 | 72 | 51 | 38 | 178 | 175 | 163 | 112 | 110 | 81 | 233 | 204 | 207 | 207 | 441 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 45 | 68 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 158 | 141 | 104 | 36 | 25 | 102 | 96 | 87 | 243 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 204 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 82 | 83 | 103 | 81 | 120 | 84 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 86 | 51 | 23 | — | 22 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 52 | 71 | 97 | 240 | 226 | 323 | 419 | 809 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 127 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 148 | 328 | 118 | 118 | 385 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 1008 | 3 | 0 |
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