Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (23 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
3
3
3
7
7
7
6
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
W
8
2.3
W
7
2.4
W
7
2.2
W
7
1.6
W
6
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
824
466
578
585
453
206
275
333
672
526
495
411
404
260
169
161
1060
1871
2725
6622
6168
6298
6022
4520
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
ESE
10
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
35
E
40
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM2.82m
7:47PM2.89m
7:39AM2.64m
8:40PM2.96m
8:57AM2.55m
9:26PM3.03m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.74m
1:53AM1.39m
2:00PM0.95m
3:04AM1.21m
2:56PM1.13m
4:03AM1.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
2
2
2
14
3
2
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
9
9
10
5
4
4
3
4
5
8
10
9
8
9
7
6
3
3
6
6
5
7
6
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
SW
6
1.1
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
489
147
109
106
107
177
275
333
672
526
495
411
404
260
44
161
1060
1871
2725
6622
6168
6298
6022
4520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
204
13
14
14
14
152
162
164
166
166
164
166
169
169
143
101
169
164
334
162
130
126
64
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
13
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
13
7
11
11
11
13
41
39
13
13
13
13
13
13
169
124
11
11
204
127
11
11
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
W
8
2.3
W
7
2.4
W
7
2.2
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.3
SE
2
0.7
S
5
0.9
SE
4
2
SSE
6
1.8
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
824
466
578
585
453
206
104
50
1
20
24
263
294
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
5
Distance (km)
106
118
812
798
798
385
148
110
0
17
106
0
102
0
102
118
17
102
106
0
0
0
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
4
8
8
8
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
4
8
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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