Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
0
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.9
WNW
8
1.2
WSW
12
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
191
149
265
571
690
538
482
439
432
977
1072
440
698
524
389
323
242
192
153
149
138
138
136
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
S
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:16PM2.62m
3:16AM3.02m
5:05PM2.53m
3:57AM2.89m
5:59PM2.47m
4:44AM2.75m
Low Tide
9:25PM1.67m
10:20AM0.62m
10:07PM1.77m
11:07AM0.75m
11:00PM1.84m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
6
6
6
8
7
8
7
5
7
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
W
8
1.2
WSW
12
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
195
191
149
265
571
690
538
482
253
432
586
554
440
698
524
389
323
242
192
153
149
104
102
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
WSW
12
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
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
97
99
112
114
202
119
119
176
439
140
349
376
297
166
166
162
80
78
134
136
138
138
138
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
WSW
16
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
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
14
51
132
197
17
17
73
77
80
18
162
166
169
15
37
37
37
24
53
48
78
77
74
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
W
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
4
438
377
977
1072
2
3
5
3
3
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
106
106
17
147
3
0
0
106
106
106
118
0
0
0
0
0
106
0
0
102
0
106
106
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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