Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
1.1
W
9
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
270
260
186
183
181
179
179
158
151
118
118
121
194
150
246
246
327
278
236
177
169
327
203
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:51AM3.49m
3:56PM3.18m
3:42AM3.25m
4:37PM3.18m
4:35AM2.96m
5:18PM3.15m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.17m
9:45PM1.05m
10:10AM0.43m
10:40PM1.03m
10:50AM0.72m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
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