Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 323 | 334 | 360 | 290 | 368 | 360 | 414 | 534 | 1016 | 1001 | 956 | 784 | 657 | 636 | 529 | 485 | 459 | 389 | 386 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.64m | 10:29AM2.43m | 9:28PM2.72m | 11:05AM2.58m | 10:24PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM1.91m | 3:36AM0.98m | 3:40PM1.78m | 4:26AM0.87m | 4:33PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 323 | 91 | 89 | 107 | 105 | 100 | 76 | 534 | 1016 | 1001 | 956 | 784 | 657 | 636 | 529 | 485 | 459 | 389 | 326 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 74 | 334 | 360 | 290 | 368 | 360 | 275 | 375 | 449 | 444 | 444 | 439 | 358 | 350 | 414 | 400 | 390 | 386 | 386 | 381 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SW 19 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 34 | 34 | 60 | 35 | 81 | 414 | 76 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 703 | 110 | 3 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 703 | 765 | 118 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 0 | 19 | 1210 | 1374 | 0 | 0 |
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