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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wickaninnish surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wickaninnish sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | |
907 | 766 | 665 | 503 | 371 | 304 | 289 | 517 | 922 | 1288 | 1610 | 1709 | 1667 | 1626 | 1606 | 3230 | 3106 | 3224 | 3696 | 3388 | 1064 | 966 | 814 | 592 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:07PM3.09m | 11:07AM2.58m | 10:44PM3.14m | 11:57AM2.64m | 11:19PM3.18m | 12:42PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.79m | 4:34PM1.38m | 5:34AM0.62m | 5:17PM1.46m | 6:12AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 907 | 766 | 665 | 503 | 371 | 304 | 289 | 323 | 477 | 439 | 1610 | 1709 | 1667 | 1626 | 1606 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 234 | 147 | 146 | 198 | 193 | 188 | 131 | 517 | 922 | 1288 | 339 | 270 | 229 | 183 | 80 | 115 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | W 24 | WSW 23 | W 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 103 | 236 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 257 | 3230 | 3106 | 3224 | 3696 | 3388 | 1064 | 966 | 814 | 592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 183 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 751 | 812 | 821 | 751 | 118 | 231 | 231 | 1677 | 703 | 1373 |
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