Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 407 | 334 | 432 | 453 | 453 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 358 | 387 | 481 | 397 | 481 | 397 | 392 | 382 | 339 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51PM3.52m | 4:28AM2.79m | 3:43PM3.36m | 5:31AM2.70m | 4:43PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.11m | 9:42AM1.51m | 10:48PM0.28m | 10:45AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 407 | 407 | 334 | 432 | 453 | 453 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 279 | 358 | 387 | 481 | 397 | 481 | 397 | 392 | 382 | 339 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 74 | 55 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 59 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 35 | 45 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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