Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 174mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, gales from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 974 | 1322 | 1233 | 1966 | 1684 | 5183 | 4712 | 4658 | 5808 | 6443 | 7771 | 9817 | 11185 | 7169 | 7231 | 5460 | 5373 | 4351 | 2981 | 2454 | 1197 | 1211 | 3484 | 4319 | 8865 | 17843 | 24499 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:23AM3.13m | 9:59PM2.80m | 10:01AM3.23m | 10:51PM2.86m | 10:35AM3.31m | 11:36PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.99m | 3:50PM0.82m | 3:48AM1.08m | 4:35PM0.58m | 4:30AM1.17m | 5:14PM0.40m | 5:09AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 974 | 1322 | 1233 | 1966 | 1679 | 5183 | 4712 | 4658 | 5808 | 6443 | 7771 | 9817 | 11185 | 7169 | 7231 | 5460 | 5373 | 4351 | 2981 | 2454 | 1197 | 807 | 933 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | W 13 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 388 | 1016 | 663 | 1094 | 1684 | 178 | 173 | 168 | 166 | 127 | 121 | 31 | 111 | 685 | 597 | 219 | 55 | 52 | 67 | 40 | 209 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 279 | 120 | 239 | 180 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 64 | — | 31 | 102 | 98 | 188 | — | 104 | 26 | 72 | 103 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 272 | 286 | 574 | 653 | 1842 | 1315 | — | — | 227 | — | — | 252 | 213 | 1211 | 3484 | 4319 | 8865 | 17843 | 24499 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 133 | 135 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 133 | 798 | 106 | 834 |
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