Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 29 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1407
819
339
833
800
586
621
599
585
505
685
317
247
233
273
377
305
305
397
546
500
490
485
485
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:54PM3.22m
1:22PM2.73m
00:30AM3.24m
2:01PM2.74m
1:06AM3.24m
2:40PM2.73m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.39m
6:36PM1.54m
7:26AM0.34m
7:14PM1.57m
8:04AM0.33m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
11
12
13
14
16
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
7
10
11
9
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
13
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
22
0.7
W
10
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
SSW
20
Energy kJ
84
35
339
535
529
95
92
121
82
81
379
317
247
233
185
308
89
86
116
121
153
122
100
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
W
9
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
50
34
35
38
13
13
25
23
55
81
79
78
76
75
73
305
60
397
546
500
490
485
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
25
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
34
50
50
25
9
13
25
23
15
54
108
138
136
30
31
71
305
68
44
44
43
33
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.1
W
5
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
1407
819
71
833
800
586
621
599
585
505
685
273
377
94
161
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
765
703
470
110
267
1260
1374
703
703
148
3
3
0
144
703
703
703
3
0
0
0
102
19
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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