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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 13 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | |
199 | 680 | 778 | 750 | 275 | 208 | 204 | 200 | 161 | 145 | 154 | 165 | 165 | 212 | 220 | 229 | 279 | 338 | 399 | 1049 | 442 | 403 | 528 | 1712 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:34AM2.70m | 10:35PM3.23m | 11:32AM2.82m | 11:15PM3.44m | 12:25PM2.93m | 11:57PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM1.14m | 5:14AM0.56m | 5:07PM1.19m | 6:01AM0.23m | 5:53PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 154 | 142 | 188 | 188 | 275 | 208 | 204 | 200 | 161 | 145 | 154 | 165 | 165 | 94 | 188 | 229 | 147 | 163 | 173 | 1049 | 442 | 356 | 528 | 1712 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 199 | 186 | 188 | — | 142 | 142 | 123 | 85 | 13 | 124 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 137 | 123 | 120 | 279 | 338 | 399 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 427 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 84 | 9 | 81 | 123 | 97 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 164 | 232 | 229 | 3 | 2 | — | 223 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 680 | 778 | 750 | 75 | 51 | 42 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 220 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 256 | 403 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 231 | 765 | 751 | 751 | 118 | 154 | 118 | 17 | 106 | 703 | 262 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 148 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 3 | 0 |
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