Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
5
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
1.4
WSW
18
1.6
W
18
1.7
W
17
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
2.5
W
15
1.4
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3020
1977
1294
1187
1598
1406
732
561
419
390
428
686
1047
1288
1610
1709
1667
1651
1606
1398
3106
813
3204
3160
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
0
E
0
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:07AM2.54m
10:07PM3.09m
11:07AM2.58m
10:44PM3.14m
11:57AM2.64m
11:19PM3.18m
Low Tide
3:47PM1.27m
4:51AM0.79m
4:34PM1.38m
5:34AM0.62m
5:17PM1.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
11
12
12
15
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
12
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
12
12
11
9
7
7
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
17
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
0.4
SSW
14
1.4
W
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3020
1977
1294
1187
992
822
732
561
419
390
428
382
671
555
392
1709
1667
1651
1606
1398
79
813
78
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
W
19
1.4
WSW
18
1.6
W
18
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
255
252
246
240
234
147
201
198
193
188
131
517
922
1288
1610
339
235
193
80
80
78
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
W
25
0.2
W
24
0.3
WSW
23
0.5
W
22
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
9
2
9
3
2
1
13
44
103
236
130
128
125
123
121
118
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.4
W
7
1.8
W
7
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
8
3
W
14
3
W
14
Energy kJ
1598
1406
686
1047
356
195
320
3106
617
3204
3160
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
127
118
127
183
0
0
0
0
102
133
144
148
0
0
0
0
106
751
751
751
118
118
470
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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