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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 30 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 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 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
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 18°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
546 | 526 | 585 | 507 | 685 | 372 | 294 | 233 | 320 | 308 | 305 | 325 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 485 | 584 | 566 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.73m | 00:30AM3.24m | 2:01PM2.74m | 1:06AM3.24m | 2:40PM2.73m | 1:43AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM1.54m | 7:26AM0.34m | 7:14PM1.57m | 8:04AM0.33m | 7:51PM1.59m | 8:42AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 92 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 440 | 372 | 294 | 233 | 185 | 308 | 305 | 217 | 206 | 147 | 103 | 83 | 88 | 485 | 584 | 566 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 305 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 102 | 32 | 92 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 25 | — | SW 20 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | 15 | 54 | 108 | 138 | 136 | 30 | 31 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 25 | — | 32 | 31 | 14 | 39 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 546 | 526 | 585 | 507 | 685 | — | — | — | 320 | 190 | 202 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1374 | 703 | 1373 | 703 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 703 | 703 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 107 | 127 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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