
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 233 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 652 | 794 | 451 | 272 | 321 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 158 | 154 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:12PM2.98m | 12:00PM2.91m | 11:55PM3.08m | 12:27PM3.08m | 00:37AM3.15m | 12:55PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.72m | 5:54PM1.09m | 6:14AM0.70m | 6:31PM0.83m | 6:46AM0.73m | 7:08PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
426 | 361 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 233 | 188 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 134 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 123 | 168 | 117 | 99 | 78 | 55 | 154 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 7 |
251 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 158 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 119 | 652 | 794 | 451 | 272 | 321 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 751 | 751 | 1373 | 148 | 148 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 144 | 8 | 0 |
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