Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
223
223
220
280
273
256
246
188
188
188
186
183
183
183
180
180
156
107
102
99
100
100
81
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NW
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:15AM2.24m
6:37PM2.82m
8:49AM2.19m
7:42PM2.76m
10:13AM2.25m
8:54PM2.77m
Low Tide
00:51AM1.01m
12:11PM1.70m
2:03AM1.05m
1:20PM1.84m
3:17AM1.00m
2:46PM1.88m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
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