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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 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 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
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 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
339 | 333 | 266 | 248 | 195 | 191 | 149 | 265 | 571 | 690 | 623 | 482 | 1048 | 1344 | 724 | 1205 | 493 | 769 | 524 | 448 | 323 | 242 | 192 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:40AM3.13m | 4:16PM2.62m | 3:16AM3.02m | 5:05PM2.53m | 3:57AM2.89m | 5:59PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.50m | 9:25PM1.67m | 10:20AM0.62m | 10:07PM1.77m | 11:07AM0.75m | 11:00PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 339 | 333 | 266 | 248 | 195 | 191 | 149 | 265 | 571 | 690 | 623 | 482 | 1048 | 120 | 343 | 613 | 493 | 769 | 524 | 448 | 323 | 242 | 192 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 15 | W 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 97 | 99 | 112 | 114 | 202 | 119 | 148 | 212 | 80 | 18 | 162 | 422 | 351 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 80 | 78 | 99 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 51 | 132 | 197 | 1 | 17 | 73 | 77 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 166 | 169 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 53 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 463 | 1344 | 724 | 1205 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 102 |
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