Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 279 | 216 | 228 | 315 | 376 | 148 | 132 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:12PM3.17m | 6:53AM2.35m | 6:14PM3.09m | 8:28AM2.33m | 7:33PM3.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.72m | 11:51AM1.65m | 1:40AM0.72m | 1:14PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 339 | 279 | 216 | 134 | 106 | 134 | 106 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 390 | 381 | 364 | 422 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 319 | 353 | 418 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 105 | 133 | 204 | 228 | 315 | 376 | 148 | 91 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 127 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 102 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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