Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s 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 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). 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)2ft (0.6m)16s
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 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
186
183
181
179
179
158
151
118
118
130
157
154
246
312
327
278
236
177
164
198
203
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
14
14
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