Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 110 | 38 | 77 | 138 | 146 | 306 | 118 | 223 | 264 | 270 | 220 | 249 | 287 | 340 | 287 | 264 | 302 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:07AM3.06m | 12:45PM3.54m | 1:53AM3.06m | 1:23PM3.61m | 2:41AM3.00m | 2:05PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM1.11m | 7:27PM0.06m | 7:23AM1.19m | 8:11PM-0.02m | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:59PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 38 | 77 | 138 | 146 | 153 | 116 | 113 | 264 | 108 | 220 | 249 | 287 | 340 | 287 | 244 | 244 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 16 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | W 15 | SSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 49 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 64 | 56 | 110 | 15 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 129 | 35 | 112 | 110 | 270 | 144 | 100 | 91 | 270 | 267 | 264 | 302 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 81 | 19 | 11 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 51 | 108 | 33 | 33 | 150 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 58 | 35 | 84 | 79 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 306 | 118 | 223 | 191 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 1373 | 118 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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