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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 11 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | |
496 | 392 | 377 | 318 | 324 | 276 | 221 | 171 | 226 | 261 | 226 | 251 | 212 | 198 | 194 | 405 | 645 | 286 | 275 | 269 | 154 | 109 | 84 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.83m | 9:29AM2.58m | 9:57PM3.03m | 10:34AM2.70m | 10:35PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM1.06m | 3:36AM1.28m | 3:32PM1.10m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:20PM1.14m | 5:14AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | 8:55 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 496 | 392 | 377 | 318 | 324 | 276 | 221 | 170 | 157 | 123 | 153 | 206 | 210 | 198 | 194 | 405 | 188 | 286 | 275 | 269 | 154 | 109 | 64 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 178 | 176 | 174 | 196 | 217 | 226 | 171 | 171 | 226 | 261 | 226 | 251 | 212 | 197 | 180 | 142 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 142 | 123 | 85 | 81 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 103 | 140 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 68 | 73 | 102 | 147 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 84 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 645 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 19 | 106 | 106 | 765 | 1374 | 1373 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 148 | 106 | 106 |
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