Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.3
W
9
2.4
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
628
526
451
426
361
354
290
239
233
217
217
142
142
140
138
269
553
784
510
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:34AM2.75m
11:12PM2.98m
12:00PM2.91m
11:55PM3.08m
12:27PM3.08m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.35m
5:41AM0.72m
5:54PM1.09m
6:14AM0.70m
6:31PM0.83m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:15
7:14
 mm
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
11
9
10
10
13
13
12
9
8
8
8
10
9
8
6
5
6
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