Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 424 | 339 | 279 | 216 | 228 | 315 | 376 | 148 | 132 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM2.50m | 5:12PM3.17m | 6:53AM2.35m | 6:14PM3.09m | 8:28AM2.33m | 7:33PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM1.46m | 00:21AM0.72m | 11:51AM1.65m | 1:40AM0.72m | 1:14PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 441 | 424 | 339 | 279 | 216 | 201 | 106 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 129 | 99 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 376 | 31 | 31 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 69 | 105 | 133 | 207 | 228 | 315 | 43 | 148 | 91 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 102 | 118 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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