Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
25
0.7
SW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
23
0.8
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
1
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
160
162
97
140
137
128
123
191
191
188
188
188
120
239
568
710
704
563
368
356
589
799
952
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:17AM2.23m
8:30PM2.90m
10:34AM2.28m
9:26PM2.91m
11:31AM2.38m
10:20PM2.98m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.99m
2:06PM1.72m
3:52AM0.91m
3:15PM1.80m
4:47AM0.79m
4:18PM1.79m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:12
9:10
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
11
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