Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 114 | 188 | 326 | 488 | 411 | 390 | 395 | 395 | 469 | 663 | 829 | 1839 | 827 | 673 | 637 | 632 | 1227 | 1111 | 800 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:24PM3.36m | 2:02AM3.14m | 1:56PM3.44m | 2:47AM3.04m | 2:31PM3.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.41m | 7:52AM0.93m | 8:28PM0.30m | 8:27AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 78 | 90 | 326 | 488 | 411 | 390 | 395 | 395 | 469 | 663 | 125 | 1132 | 827 | 673 | 637 | 165 | 188 | 246 | 800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 93 | 114 | 188 | 85 | 77 | 83 | 67 | 50 | 258 | 190 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 209 | 202 | 127 | 82 | 81 | 87 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 96 | 114 | 96 | 99 | 90 | 87 | 147 | 32 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 169 | 223 | 80 | 58 | 11 | 12 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 68 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 829 | 1839 | — | — | — | 632 | 1227 | 1111 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 144 | 110 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 118 | 118 | 135 | 127 | 148 | 1260 | 328 | 148 | 3 |
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