Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1072 | 288 | 428 | 688 | 581 | 913 | 513 | 373 | 219 | 432 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 288 | 178 | 192 | 153 | 168 | 208 | 199 | 507 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:36AM2.86m | 10:46PM2.78m | 11:06AM3.05m | 11:35PM2.90m | 11:37AM3.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM1.15m | 4:51AM1.00m | 5:26PM0.83m | 5:29AM1.01m | 6:05PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 553 | 240 | 304 | 263 | 266 | 432 | 513 | 373 | 219 | 432 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 288 | 159 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 83 | 199 | 507 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 222 | 288 | 45 | 45 | 104 | 157 | 146 | 103 | 181 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 182 | 178 | 26 | 116 | 116 | 168 | 208 | 149 | 149 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 45 | — | — | 82 | 146 | 127 | 129 | 191 | 125 | 124 | 130 | 106 | 104 | 178 | 123 | 104 | 58 | 34 | 60 | 59 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
| kJ | 1072 | 223 | 428 | 688 | 581 | 913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 118 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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