
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 21 | SSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
611 | 325 | 273 | 627 | 760 | 427 | 492 | 625 | 617 | 533 | 396 | 391 | 482 | 476 | 411 | 330 | 394 | 399 | 432 | 432 | 336 | 310 | 315 | 283 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27AM3.12m | 1:16PM3.39m | 2:09AM3.04m | 1:48PM3.36m | 2:50AM2.93m | 2:20PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.98m | 7:48PM0.31m | 7:48AM1.13m | 8:26PM0.32m | 8:22AM1.28m | 9:04PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
125 | 96 | 74 | 627 | 760 | 427 | 492 | 625 | 617 | 533 | 396 | 391 | 482 | 476 | 411 | 324 | 394 | 399 | 395 | 320 | 229 | 222 | 167 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 |
611 | 140 | 186 | 54 | 136 | 280 | 276 | 273 | 390 | 381 | 360 | 249 | 252 | 240 | 334 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 432 | 288 | 318 | 310 | 315 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
220 | 325 | 273 | 138 | 280 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 71 | 117 | 90 | 165 | 336 | 288 | 432 | 336 | 216 | 140 | 283 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 107 |
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