Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1010 | 427 | 307 | 547 | 901 | 694 | 827 | 639 | 550 | 470 | 358 | 338 | 310 | 269 | 259 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 154 | 157 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:47AM3.04m | 2:31PM3.46m | 3:35AM2.89m | 3:11PM3.42m | 4:30AM2.72m | 3:56PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:06AM1.25m | 10:02PM0.33m | 9:49AM1.43m | 10:59PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1010 | 427 | 277 | 547 | 901 | 694 | 246 | 639 | 550 | 470 | 358 | 338 | 281 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 234 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 90 | 115 | 85 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 170 | 219 | 307 | 127 | 165 | 188 | 87 | 204 | 204 | 193 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 166 | 260 | 202 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 79 | 56 | 80 | 12 | 2 | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 154 | 157 | 82 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 827 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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