Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 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
12.4° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1030
1016
946
760
749
737
633
513
496
416
409
339
339
333
266
248
195
191
151
258
588
538
538
454
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
cross-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
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:52PM2.81m
2:05AM3.21m
3:33PM2.72m
2:40AM3.13m
4:16PM2.62m
3:16AM3.02m
Low Tide
8:12PM1.49m
8:58AM0.40m
8:47PM1.58m
9:37AM0.50m
9:25PM1.67m
10:20AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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8:40
8:42
8:44
8:45
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
11
9
9
8
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1030
1016
946
760
749
737
633
513
496
416
409
339
339
333
266
248
195
191
151
258
588
538
538
454
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
W
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
Energy kJ
13
13
32
26
51
51
51
53
28
30
60
31
55
85
86
88
97
99
125
149
202
72
142
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
34
15
15
17
7
2
2
2
2
22
65
90
35
35
14
5
132
197
2
119
73
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
5
8
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
18
107
110
0
0
0
0
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
262
106
0
0
0
0
0
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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