Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 239 | 264 | 249 | 294 | 262 | 768 | 840 | 577 | 572 | 470 | 466 | 389 | 383 | 427 | 413 | 400 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06PM2.99m | 11:03AM3.01m | 11:06PM3.08m | 11:39AM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.66m | 5:03PM1.03m | 5:23AM0.68m | 5:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 244 | 239 | 264 | 249 | 294 | 262 | 768 | 840 | 577 | 572 | 470 | 466 | 389 | 383 | 427 | 413 | 400 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 131 | 123 | 120 | 69 | 69 | 134 | 84 | 84 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 283 | 280 | 319 | 399 | 395 | 390 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WSW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 45 | 44 | 103 | 137 | 85 | 149 | 148 | 251 | 248 | 243 | 223 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 62 | 64 | 48 | 34 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 148 | 798 | 106 | 106 |
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