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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
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 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | |
171 | 133 | 129 | 154 | 328 | 291 | 263 | 198 | 164 | 122 | 116 | 110 | 282 | 387 | 545 | 223 | 168 | 139 | 112 | 198 | 382 | 401 | 421 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.87m | 4:06AM3.32m | 5:50PM2.84m | 5:10AM3.07m | 6:50PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.05m | 10:11PM1.50m | 11:06AM0.27m | 11:19PM1.53m | 12:04PM0.50m | 00:35AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 |
 kJ | 127 | 121 | 79 | 97 | 212 | 291 | 263 | 198 | 164 | 103 | 77 | 68 | 184 | 184 | 257 | 223 | 168 | 139 | 93 | 198 | 382 | 401 | 421 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 171 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 85 | 178 | 89 | 77 | 73 | 92 | 92 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 79 | 57 | 72 | 96 | 94 | 154 | 200 | 246 | 246 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 65 | 116 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 116 | 94 | 14 | 14 | 184 | 106 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 53 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 154 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 282 | 387 | 545 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 127 | 211 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 144 | 1008 | 814 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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