Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | S 7 | SW 8 | W 9 | S 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 168 | 161 | 120 | 116 | 165 | 270 | 306 | 207 | 587 | 416 | 533 | 606 | 535 | 435 | 356 | 284 | 231 | 207 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43PM3.28m | 4:33AM2.70m | 4:23PM3.24m | 5:34AM2.50m | 5:12PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:08AM1.25m | 11:14PM0.67m | 10:52AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | W 9 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 69 | 99 | 31 | 116 | 165 | 250 | 306 | 269 | 251 | 405 | 533 | 606 | 535 | 435 | 356 | 284 | 231 | 175 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 178 | 168 | 161 | 68 | 50 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 207 | 98 | 416 | 290 | 257 | 215 | 160 | 122 | 99 | 82 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 35 | 120 | 101 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 59 | 80 | 98 | 22 | 173 | 142 | 39 | 69 | 105 | 133 | 207 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 261 | 270 | 204 | 766 | 587 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 133 | 133 | 107 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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