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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 17 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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 11°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | |
517 | 442 | 375 | 294 | 386 | 141 | 271 | 161 | 247 | 1120 | 1211 | 1072 | 1175 | 1142 | 1047 | 875 | 852 | 946 | 839 | 813 | 295 | 456 | 299 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:09PM3.01m | 1:28AM3.74m | 3:01PM2.98m | 2:17AM3.69m | 3:55PM2.93m | 3:10AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM-0.17m | 7:28PM1.32m | 8:26AM-0.20m | 8:17PM1.38m | 9:17AM-0.12m | 9:11PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 517 | 442 | 375 | 294 | 118 | 92 | 130 | 92 | 54 | 1120 | 1211 | 1072 | 1175 | 1142 | 1047 | 875 | 852 | 76 | 111 | 813 | 295 | 276 | 299 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 21 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 137 | 118 | 116 | 9 | 118 | 66 | 90 | 247 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 75 | 70 | 228 | 177 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 16 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | — | S 24 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 120 | 118 | 193 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 30 | 35 | 75 | — | 11 | 17 | 87 | 68 | 71 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 386 | 141 | 271 | 161 | 102 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 946 | 839 | — | 150 | 456 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 144 | 1373 | 1373 | 148 | 148 | 3 | 118 | 231 | 1373 | 110 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 148 | 1260 | 1373 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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