Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 21 | SSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 516 | 359 | 313 | 270 | 230 | 332 | 332 | 611 | 325 | 273 | 627 | 760 | 427 | 492 | 625 | 617 | 533 | 396 | 482 | 482 | 476 | 411 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM3.15m | 12:45PM3.37m | 1:27AM3.12m | 1:16PM3.39m | 2:09AM3.04m | 1:48PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.85m | 7:11PM0.38m | 7:15AM0.98m | 7:48PM0.31m | 7:48AM1.13m | 8:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 637 | 516 | 359 | 313 | 270 | 230 | 185 | 150 | 122 | 96 | 76 | 627 | 760 | 427 | 492 | 625 | 617 | 533 | 396 | 482 | 482 | 476 | 411 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 326 | 322 | 251 | 239 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 611 | 140 | 186 | 54 | 136 | 280 | 276 | 273 | 390 | 381 | 355 | 249 | 252 | 240 | 334 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 260 | 260 | 163 | 160 | 156 | 214 | 332 | 332 | 220 | 325 | 273 | 138 | 280 | 48 | 44 | 134 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 71 | 117 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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