Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 15 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 153 | 191 | 113 | 264 | 365 | 498 | 547 | 407 | 382 | 332 | 287 | 302 | 377 | 377 | 355 | 339 | 334 | 407 | 407 | 334 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23PM3.61m | 2:41AM3.00m | 2:05PM3.61m | 3:32AM2.91m | 2:51PM3.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM1.19m | 8:11PM-0.02m | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:59PM-0.00m | 8:50AM1.40m | 9:51PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 264 | 187 | 270 | 356 | 407 | 382 | 332 | 287 | 244 | 260 | 219 | 140 | 104 | 334 | 407 | 407 | 334 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | W 15 | SSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | W 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 51 | 48 | 112 | 112 | 270 | 101 | 100 | 92 | 270 | 267 | 264 | 302 | 377 | 377 | 355 | 339 | 78 | 80 | 28 | 19 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 90 | 70 | 109 | 33 | 33 | 106 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 64 | 13 | 80 | 78 | 28 | 53 | 47 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 38 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | ENE 2 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 3 | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | 153 | 191 | 102 | 146 | 365 | 498 | 547 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 65 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 1373 | 118 | 118 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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