Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
1
W
8
0.5
SW
13
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
149
153
149
124
117
90
72
70
87
88
111
84
86
67
82
81
131
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:56AM2.35m
6:40PM3.13m
8:27AM2.29m
7:46PM3.15m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.88m
12:09PM1.49m
1:57AM0.78m
1:18PM1.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
16
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
15
14
15
12
13
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