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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | |
324 | 276 | 221 | 171 | 226 | 261 | 226 | 223 | 212 | 237 | 194 | 412 | 297 | 595 | 275 | 190 | 171 | 168 | 210 | 172 | 165 | 182 | 318 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:29AM2.58m | 9:57PM3.03m | 10:34AM2.70m | 10:35PM3.23m | 11:32AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM1.28m | 3:32PM1.10m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:20PM1.14m | 5:14AM0.56m | 5:07PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 16 |
 kJ | 324 | 276 | 221 | 170 | 125 | 123 | 153 | 206 | 210 | 237 | 194 | 412 | 297 | 188 | 275 | 190 | 171 | 168 | 210 | 172 | 165 | 182 | 202 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 226 | 171 | 171 | 226 | 261 | 226 | 223 | 212 | 197 | 138 | 142 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 142 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 124 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 73 | 102 | 136 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 123 | 97 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 52 | 595 | 59 | 35 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 318 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 1373 | 1374 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 154 | 0 | 102 | 118 |
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