Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 24 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
0
3
2
3
7
7
7
6
5
5
3
2
1
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
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
0.6
SSW
16
2.3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
526
495
411
404
329
169
169
1238
1631
2529
6228
6060
6474
6398
4824
2832
1760
1324
1187
882
1021
840
651
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
E
35
ESE
50
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NNW
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:39AM2.64m
8:40PM2.96m
8:57AM2.55m
9:26PM3.03m
10:07AM2.54m
10:07PM3.09m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.95m
3:04AM1.21m
2:56PM1.13m
4:03AM1.00m
3:47PM1.27m
4:51AM0.79m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:09
9:10
9:13
1
3
2
12
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
10
7
9
8
7
4
1
6
5
5
5
8
9
7
7
8
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
0.8
SW
6
1.2
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
Energy kJ
482
526
495
411
404
329
39
131
1238
1631
2529
6228
6060
6474
6398
4824
2832
1760
1324
1187
882
1021
840
651
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
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
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
30
166
164
166
169
169
143
139
169
169
539
62
130
128
126
64
237
252
246
240
234
147
146
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
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
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
166
13
13
13
13
13
169
169
15
11
195
11
11
3
3
3
3
9
9
2
2
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
S
7
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
2
16
181
254
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
17
106
106
102
0
102
118
17
106
106
0
0
0
8
0
0
106
106
127
118
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
1
1
4
3
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
1
1
4
3
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
5
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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