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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 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
12.4° 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 8AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
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 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | |
346 | 516 | 763 | 932 | 1030 | 1016 | 946 | 760 | 749 | 737 | 633 | 513 | 496 | 416 | 409 | 339 | 339 | 341 | 266 | 248 | 195 | 191 | 193 | 355 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:32AM3.27m | 2:52PM2.81m | 2:05AM3.21m | 3:33PM2.72m | 2:40AM3.13m | 4:16PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.33m | 8:12PM1.49m | 8:58AM0.40m | 8:47PM1.58m | 9:37AM0.50m | 9:25PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 |
 kJ | 190 | 157 | 763 | 932 | 1030 | 1016 | 946 | 760 | 749 | 737 | 633 | 513 | 496 | 416 | 409 | 339 | 339 | 341 | 266 | 248 | 195 | 191 | 151 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 346 | 516 | 107 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 28 | 30 | 60 | 31 | 55 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 97 | 96 | 193 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 76 | 101 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 65 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 99 | 133 | 200 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 2 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
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