Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 343 | 337 | 255 | 208 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 194 | 234 | 244 | 331 | 313 | 294 | 294 | 262 | 768 | 732 | 769 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54PM2.92m | 10:21AM2.82m | 10:06PM2.99m | 11:03AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM1.59m | 3:45AM0.67m | 4:09PM1.32m | 4:38AM0.66m | 5:03PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 343 | 337 | 255 | 208 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 194 | 234 | 244 | 331 | 313 | 294 | 294 | 262 | 768 | 732 | 769 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 131 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 123 | 120 | 69 | 69 | 134 | 84 | 184 | 251 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WSW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 103 | 137 | 85 | 149 | 67 | 67 | 248 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 814 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 118 | 3 | 0 |
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