Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (06 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2
W
12
2.4
WNW
8
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
265
571
690
515
537
511
1132
745
554
430
698
524
389
326
247
192
153
149
138
138
136
133
73
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM3.02m
5:05PM2.53m
3:57AM2.89m
5:59PM2.47m
4:44AM2.75m
Low Tide
9:25PM1.67m
10:20AM0.62m
10:07PM1.77m
11:07AM0.75m
11:00PM1.84m
11:57AM0.86m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
9
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
149
265
571
690
515
537
511
1132
513
554
430
698
524
389
326
247
192
153
149
104
78
76
56
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.7
W
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.3
W
8
0.6
SSW
14
1
W
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
112
114
202
119
119
144
213
140
284
370
302
166
166
162
80
78
134
136
138
138
138
136
133
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
Energy kJ
132
197
17
17
73
77
80
18
162
166
169
15
37
37
59
24
53
48
78
77
74
72
66
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
394
578
745
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
118
106
0
0
106
106
106
118
0
0
0
0
0
106
0
0
102
0
0
0
0
751
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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