Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.5° 

Wickaninnish surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
68
103
102
67
66
96
183
179
129
122
116
114
157
258
258
255
194
192
150
148
177
145
222
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
0
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
ENE
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
N
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM2.37m
9:57PM2.86m
11:48AM2.50m
10:49PM2.99m
12:20PM2.64m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.89m
4:00PM1.82m
5:08AM0.75m
4:54PM1.69m
5:47AM0.62m
5:39PM1.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
17
16
18
17
15
15
11
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