Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 466 | 439 | 415 | 643 | 1072 | 1140 | 1024 | 942 | 820 | 794 | 666 | 1121 | 1127 | 1064 | 928 | 773 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.38m | 5:00PM2.71m | 7:27AM2.35m | 6:07PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.86m | 11:06AM1.85m | 00:22AM0.99m | 12:22PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 520 | 466 | 439 | 158 | 643 | 1072 | 1140 | 1024 | 942 | 820 | 794 | 666 | 1121 | 1127 | 1064 | 928 | 773 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 372 | 372 | 259 | 242 | 229 | 175 | 180 | 191 | 188 | 332 | 178 | 184 | 286 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 276 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 136 | 85 | 176 | 229 | 244 | 227 | 221 | 301 | 178 | 329 | 309 | 163 | 120 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 231 | 470 | 148 | 110 | 1210 | 110 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
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