Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 470 | 223 | 432 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 242 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 168 | 208 | 507 | 735 | 870 | 792 | 628 | 463 | 334 | 188 | 151 | 141 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM3.05m | 11:35PM2.90m | 11:37AM3.24m | 00:21AM3.00m | 12:09PM3.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM1.00m | 5:26PM0.83m | 5:29AM1.01m | 6:05PM0.52m | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:45PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 513 | 470 | 213 | 432 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 242 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 507 | 735 | 870 | 792 | 628 | 463 | 334 | 188 | 151 | 141 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 146 | 144 | 223 | 169 | 167 | 120 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 116 | 116 | 168 | 208 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 102 | 48 | 38 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 191 | 125 | 124 | 130 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 123 | 104 | 58 | 34 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 102 | 100 | 144 | 186 | 125 | 123 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 107 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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