Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (31 May)2ft (0.6m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.6
SSW
22
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
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
233
320
308
305
305
397
546
500
490
485
485
584
566
514
503
497
491
486
644
576
608
566
545
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
SE
5
E
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
W
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:01PM2.74m
1:06AM3.24m
2:40PM2.73m
1:43AM3.22m
3:20PM2.70m
2:21AM3.16m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.34m
7:14PM1.57m
8:04AM0.33m
7:51PM1.59m
8:42AM0.36m
8:30PM1.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:17
9:19
9:20
Temp °C
9
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
17
20
19
18
17
15
14
13
6
7
5
6
7
10
11
10
10
12
11
13
13
15
14
13
15
17
16
17
16
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
22
0.6
W
10
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
294
76
185
308
65
141
159
143
100
88
82
82
584
566
514
503
497
491
486
345
344
405
475
504
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
23
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
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
WSW
13
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
78
136
75
74
305
58
397
546
500
490
485
485
88
71
71
71
69
90
282
644
576
608
566
545
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
23
0.1
SW
18
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
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
138
12
30
31
71
305
68
44
44
43
33
102
32
32
31
14
29
41
14
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
233
320
166
151
249
122
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
106
144
765
703
148
3
0
0
0
102
102
127
110
0
3
0
0
102
17
0
0
106
3
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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