Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 21 | SSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1224 | 1291 | 1121 | 1622 | 651 | 528 | 417 | 320 | 276 | 230 | 332 | 332 | 611 | 325 | 273 | 627 | 760 | 534 | 492 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:13PM3.30m | 00:44AM3.15m | 12:45PM3.37m | 1:27AM3.12m | 1:16PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.53m | 6:40AM0.85m | 7:11PM0.38m | 7:15AM0.98m | 7:48PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 330 | 330 | 330 | 847 | 651 | 528 | 417 | 320 | 276 | 230 | 189 | 150 | 127 | 96 | 73 | 627 | 760 | 534 | 492 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 124 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 251 | 236 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 611 | 140 | 140 | 54 | 136 | 280 | 276 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 94 | 181 | 260 | 260 | 163 | 160 | 156 | 214 | 332 | 332 | 220 | 325 | 273 | 138 | 280 | 136 | 45 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 1224 | 1291 | 1121 | 1622 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 148 | 1695 | 1411 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 |
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