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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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 Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
459 | 332 | 274 | 249 | 192 | 154 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 109 | 265 | 669 | 663 | 617 | 617 | 669 | 645 | 595 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.47m | 4:44AM2.75m | 6:58PM2.48m | 5:43AM2.62m | 7:53PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.75m | 11:00PM1.84m | 11:57AM0.86m | 00:08AM1.86m | 12:52PM0.94m | 1:26AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 459 | 332 | 274 | 249 | 192 | 154 | 118 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 23 | 109 | 120 | 669 | 663 | 617 | 617 | 669 | 645 | 595 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 166 | 162 | 80 | 78 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 265 | 79 | 68 | 67 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 128 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 23 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 59 | 24 | 53 | 48 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 32 | 30 | 77 | 41 | 52 | 40 | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 118 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 169 | 818 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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