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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 24 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | |
275 | 333 | 482 | 526 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 350 | 169 | 169 | 2136 | 1656 | 2581 | 6308 | 6340 | 6474 | 6398 | 4756 | 2651 | 1706 | 1211 | 1187 | 840 | 918 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.64m | 8:40PM2.96m | 8:57AM2.55m | 9:26PM3.03m | 10:07AM2.54m | 10:07PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM1.39m | 2:00PM0.95m | 3:04AM1.21m | 2:56PM1.13m | 4:03AM1.00m | 3:47PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 275 | 52 | 482 | 526 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 350 | 39 | 147 | 1549 | 1656 | 2581 | 6308 | 6340 | 6474 | 6398 | 4756 | 2651 | 1706 | 1211 | 1187 | 840 | 918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 162 | 333 | 30 | 166 | 164 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 143 | 104 | 201 | 173 | 334 | 64 | 130 | 128 | 126 | 64 | 237 | 246 | 246 | 240 | 234 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 164 | 166 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 169 | 169 | 11 | 11 | 204 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 16 | 116 | 2136 | 107 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 0 | 231 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 133 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 127 | 118 | 0 |
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