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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 09 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 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | 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 | SSW 16 | |
680 | 648 | 604 | 593 | 681 | 645 | 595 | 573 | 530 | 490 | 548 | 543 | 575 | 631 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 487 | 496 | 392 | 339 | 370 | 324 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:43AM2.62m | 7:53PM2.54m | 6:57AM2.53m | 8:39PM2.66m | 8:16AM2.52m | 9:19PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.94m | 1:26AM1.78m | 1:48PM1.01m | 2:37AM1.58m | 2:41PM1.06m | 3:36AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | 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 |
 kJ | 680 | 648 | 604 | 593 | 681 | 645 | 595 | 573 | 530 | 490 | 548 | 543 | 575 | 631 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 487 | 496 | 392 | 339 | 370 | 324 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | 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 |
| kJ | 67 | 68 | 67 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 128 | 148 | 152 | 157 | 99 | 171 | 229 | 240 | 377 | 289 | 286 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 196 | 217 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 23 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 77 | 41 | 52 | — | — | 36 | 26 | 65 | 165 | 158 | 77 | 75 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 103 | 140 | 62 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 22 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 118 | 183 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1374 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 127 | 127 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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