Surf-Forecast | Wickaninnish Surf Guide

Wickaninnish Surf Guide

Wickaninnish in Vancouver Island is an exposed sandbar break that has very reliable surf Offshore winds are from the east and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. The sandbar break offers both left and right hand waves. Sometimes crowded.

Wickaninnish Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	very consistent	12.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Wickaninnish:

The best conditions reported for surf at Wickaninnish occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Wickaninnish (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Wickaninnish with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 81% of the time in July while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

81%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Wickaninnish Location Map

Interactive Wickaninnish surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Wickaninnish Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 June 2026, 14:06 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 19
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	glass

What does Wickaninnish look like?

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Credit: Jay

Tides at Wickaninnish

Current tide and informaton

For Long Beach (Tofino Airport), 8 km from Wickaninnish.

Next High Water: 05:19pm | 3.03m

Next Low Water: 11:05pm | 1.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Wickaninnish Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Wickaninnish remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.