Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 163 | 194 | 234 | 290 | 284 | 313 | 294 | 294 | 262 | 768 | 840 | 577 | 563 | 470 | 470 | 543 | 455 | 427 | 477 | 400 | 393 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:21AM2.82m | 10:06PM2.99m | 11:03AM3.01m | 11:06PM3.08m | 11:39AM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM1.32m | 4:38AM0.66m | 5:03PM1.03m | 5:23AM0.68m | 5:50PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 163 | 163 | 194 | 234 | 290 | 284 | 313 | 294 | 294 | 262 | 768 | 840 | 577 | 563 | 470 | 470 | 543 | 455 | 427 | 399 | 400 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 123 | 120 | 69 | 69 | 134 | 84 | 84 | 251 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 283 | 280 | 319 | 37 | 395 | 390 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WSW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 26 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 103 | 137 | 85 | 149 | 148 | 84 | 248 | 243 | 223 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 13 | 36 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 59 | 62 | 36 | — | 15 | — | 477 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 183 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 110 | 118 | 106 |
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