Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 106 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 64 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 118 | 195 | 200 | 165 | 127 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 195 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM3.19m | 4:36AM2.62m | 4:10PM3.04m | 5:31AM2.42m | 4:51PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM1.22m | 10:17PM0.66m | 10:03AM1.43m | 11:04PM0.81m | 10:41AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 41 | 77 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 118 | 195 | 200 | 165 | 127 | 124 | 137 | 137 | 195 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 76 | 39 | 38 | 75 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 125 | 125 | 63 | 64 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 76 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 75 | 64 | 39 | 74 | 74 | 54 | 31 | 117 | 118 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
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