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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 10 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
548 | 543 | 575 | 631 | 619 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 496 | 392 | 392 | 318 | 276 | 276 | 221 | 171 | 226 | 261 | 226 | 238 | 212 | 194 | 199 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.66m | 8:16AM2.52m | 9:19PM2.83m | 9:29AM2.58m | 9:57PM3.03m | 10:34AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM1.01m | 2:37AM1.58m | 2:41PM1.06m | 3:36AM1.28m | 3:32PM1.10m | 4:27AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | 8:54 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 548 | 543 | 575 | 631 | 619 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 496 | 392 | 392 | 318 | 276 | 276 | 221 | 170 | 160 | 151 | 191 | 238 | 198 | 194 | 53 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 171 | 229 | 240 | 377 | 289 | 286 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 196 | 217 | 226 | 171 | 171 | 226 | 261 | 226 | 223 | 212 | 175 | 199 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 165 | 158 | 77 | 75 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 54 | 103 | 140 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 73 | 102 | 109 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 14 | — | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 16 | 118 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1260 | 703 | 148 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 133 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 154 | 118 | 110 | 118 | 110 | 765 |
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