Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
2
W
12
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
416
409
339
339
333
266
248
195
191
149
265
571
690
538
482
589
1132
1306
1205
440
783
524
448
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM2.72m
2:40AM3.13m
4:16PM2.62m
3:16AM3.02m
5:05PM2.53m
3:57AM2.89m
Low Tide
8:47PM1.58m
9:37AM0.50m
9:25PM1.67m
10:20AM0.62m
10:07PM1.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:54
5:54
5:52
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8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
11
10
11
9
9
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
2
W
12
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
Energy kJ
505
416
409
339
339
333
266
248
195
191
149
265
571
690
538
482
589
1132
600
613
440
783
524
448
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
W
15
0.7
W
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
28
30
60
31
55
85
86
88
97
99
112
114
202
119
148
181
131
140
343
363
302
166
166
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
2
2
2
22
65
90
35
35
14
4
132
197
17
17
73
77
80
18
162
166
169
15
37
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
4
1
6
5
432
592
1306
1205
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
106
0
0
0
0
0
102
102
106
118
0
0
0
0
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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