Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 784 | 657 | 636 | 529 | 485 | 459 | 389 | 386 | 334 | 434 | 505 | 514 | 617 | 617 | 610 | 526 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:28PM2.72m | 11:05AM2.58m | 10:24PM2.85m | 11:34AM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.87m | 4:33PM1.59m | 5:06AM0.78m | 5:16PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 848 | 784 | 657 | 636 | 529 | 485 | 459 | 389 | 326 | 319 | 434 | 505 | 514 | 617 | 617 | 610 | 526 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 444 | 439 | 305 | 350 | 414 | 400 | 390 | 386 | 386 | 334 | 330 | 261 | 255 | 358 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 203 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 703 | 110 | 3 |
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