Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 1178 | 847 | 463 | 482 | 330 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 131 | 133 | 96 | 96 | 188 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:27PM3.08m | 00:37AM3.15m | 12:55PM3.23m | 1:19AM3.18m | 1:24PM3.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.83m | 6:46AM0.73m | 7:08PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.81m | 7:47PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 279 | 173 | 124 | 102 | 78 | 57 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 131 | 133 | 96 | 57 | 68 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 158 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 188 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 93 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 92 | 114 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 531 | 1178 | 847 | 463 | 482 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 751 | 1373 | 148 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 183 | 154 | 0 |
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