Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 310 | 315 | 283 | 454 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 356 | 348 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:20PM3.29m | 3:31AM2.79m | 2:53PM3.17m | 4:16AM2.63m | 3:29PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.40m | 8:56AM1.44m | 9:44PM0.53m | 9:32AM1.58m | 10:29PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 16 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 229 | 310 | 167 | 193 | 94 | 270 | 358 | 276 | 230 | 238 | 206 | 166 | 169 | 487 | 407 | 407 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 13 | SSW 19 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 318 | 222 | 315 | 171 | 454 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 356 | 348 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 111 | 88 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 336 | 216 | 140 | 283 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 22 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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