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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 19 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
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 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
737 | 715 | 295 | 415 | 291 | 256 | 187 | 157 | 129 | 215 | 387 | 299 | 239 | 198 | 138 | 122 | 116 | 110 | 236 | 610 | 640 | 276 | 173 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.93m | 3:10AM3.54m | 4:51PM2.87m | 4:06AM3.32m | 5:50PM2.84m | 5:10AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM1.44m | 10:11AM0.05m | 10:11PM1.50m | 11:06AM0.27m | 11:19PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 737 | 715 | 295 | 269 | 291 | 256 | 187 | 127 | 100 | 124 | 249 | 299 | 239 | 198 | 138 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 59 | 298 | 362 | 276 | 173 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 21 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 75 | 70 | 228 | 177 | 174 | 132 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 60 | 178 | 100 | 77 | 72 | 94 | 69 | 110 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 76 | 75 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 87 | 104 | 70 | 74 | 111 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 65 | 89 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 116 | 94 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 96 | 107 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 179 | 415 | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 236 | 610 | 640 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 1373 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 203 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 144 | 1008 | 1010 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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