Wickaninnish Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.02° N 125.68° W

Wickaninnish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.6
WNW
7
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
240
329
261
264
226
334
238
276
480
475
464
427
326
402
402
402
402
397
310
279
275
272
272
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
0
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
0
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:34AM3.25m
2:10PM3.15m
2:14AM3.18m
2:38PM3.22m
2:56AM3.06m
3:09PM3.27m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.54m
8:11PM0.83m
8:26AM0.67m
8:50PM0.71m
8:57AM0.83m
9:32PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
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