Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (23 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
5
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
7
2.3
W
7
1.7
W
7
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
1
W
13
0.6
SSW
16
1.6
SW
7
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
702
908
458
593
652
509
255
275
333
672
526
495
411
404
334
169
248
1358
1570
2781
5745
6124
6534
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
W
10
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
45
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:21AM2.82m
7:47PM2.89m
7:39AM2.64m
8:40PM2.96m
8:57AM2.55m
9:26PM3.03m
Low Tide
00:35AM1.50m
1:02PM0.74m
1:53AM1.39m
2:00PM0.95m
3:04AM1.21m
2:56PM1.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:09
1
3
4
11
6
1
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
9
5
3
3
3
5
6
7
9
8
8
8
9
5
4
1
3
5
5
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
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
1
W
13
0.9
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
448
400
477
147
107
106
107
177
275
333
672
526
495
411
404
334
52
248
1358
1570
2781
5745
6124
6534
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
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
0.7
W
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
246
204
204
13
14
14
14
152
162
164
166
166
164
166
169
169
143
134
99
169
207
64
128
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
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
0.6
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
14
14
13
7
11
11
11
13
40
39
13
13
13
13
13
13
169
169
17
11
65
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
7
2.3
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.2
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
702
908
458
593
652
509
255
108
52
3
29
167
171
89
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
7
7
7
Distance (km)
0
106
106
118
812
798
798
470
148
148
0
17
106
17
0
0
102
133
133
106
106
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
7
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
7
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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