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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 08 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
134 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 265 | 607 | 648 | 669 | 657 | 681 | 645 | 634 | 573 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 473 | 554 | 607 | 607 | 540 | 478 | 478 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.48m | 5:43AM2.62m | 7:53PM2.54m | 6:57AM2.53m | 8:39PM2.66m | 8:16AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.86m | 00:08AM1.86m | 12:52PM0.94m | 1:26AM1.78m | 1:48PM1.01m | 2:37AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 57 | 35 | 69 | 15 | 93 | 101 | 607 | 648 | 669 | 657 | 681 | 645 | 634 | 573 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 473 | 554 | 607 | 607 | 540 | 478 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 134 | 73 | 5 | 68 | 71 | 265 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 128 | 148 | 152 | 157 | 165 | 171 | 229 | 240 | 292 | 289 | 286 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 23 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 22 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 32 | 29 | 77 | 41 | 52 | — | — | 36 | 41 | 65 | 99 | 158 | 77 | 75 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 28 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 183 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 1273 | 110 | 328 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 |
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