Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
132
124
122
119
112
107
106
104
104
104
140
140
103
140
119
175
240
368
261
261
226
330
184
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:16AM3.21m
1:15PM2.92m
00:55AM3.25m
1:42PM3.04m
1:34AM3.25m
2:10PM3.15m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.47m
6:56PM1.16m
7:25AM0.48m
7:33PM0.99m
7:55AM0.54m
8:11PM0.83m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
13
11
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
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