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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 14 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 8 | |
192 | 172 | 186 | 118 | 97 | 150 | 225 | 229 | 279 | 338 | 324 | 377 | 436 | 430 | 1430 | 1532 | 1392 | 2360 | 1848 | 832 | 742 | 442 | 1720 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:32AM2.82m | 11:15PM3.44m | 12:25PM2.93m | 11:57PM3.60m | 1:17PM3.00m | 00:41AM3.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.56m | 5:07PM1.19m | 6:01AM0.23m | 5:53PM1.23m | 6:48AM-0.02m | 6:40PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | 9:00 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | W 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 192 | 172 | 186 | 69 | 62 | 137 | 225 | 228 | 204 | 199 | 181 | 196 | 216 | 330 | 1430 | 1532 | 1392 | 1388 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 319 | 327 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 124 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 188 | 229 | 279 | 338 | 324 | 377 | 436 | 430 | 198 | 188 | 176 | 172 | — | — | 15 | 174 | 302 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 44 | 81 | 70 | 97 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 164 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 100 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 74 | — | 118 | 93 | 150 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2360 | 1848 | 832 | 742 | 442 | 1720 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 118 | 262 | 118 | 106 | 814 | 148 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1373 | 1373 | 1373 | 765 | 148 | 110 | 0 |
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