Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
220
280
273
256
246
188
188
188
186
183
183
183
180
178
156
105
102
99
99
98
98
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
0
N
0
SSE
0
SE
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:15AM2.24m
6:37PM2.82m
8:49AM2.19m
7:42PM2.76m
10:13AM2.25m
8:54PM2.77m
Low Tide
12:11PM1.70m
2:03AM1.05m
1:20PM1.84m
3:17AM1.00m
2:46PM1.88m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
4
10
Temp °C
15
16
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
19
18
19
18
19
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
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