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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 31 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
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 Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
320 | 369 | 305 | 305 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 485 | 584 | 566 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 644 | 629 | 608 | 566 | 545 | 458 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:01PM2.74m | 1:06AM3.24m | 2:40PM2.73m | 1:43AM3.22m | 3:20PM2.70m | 2:21AM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM1.57m | 8:04AM0.33m | 7:51PM1.59m | 8:42AM0.36m | 8:30PM1.62m | 9:20AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 185 | 308 | 89 | 109 | 124 | 117 | 153 | 122 | 86 | 84 | 584 | 566 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 289 | 350 | 412 | 491 | 443 | 458 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 74 | 305 | 305 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 485 | 88 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 136 | 644 | 629 | 608 | 566 | 545 | 407 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 71 | 43 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 102 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 320 | 369 | 114 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 703 | 703 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
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