Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 09 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
648
604
593
681
645
595
573
530
490
548
543
575
631
551
551
487
487
496
392
339
370
324
276
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
S
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:43AM2.62m
7:53PM2.54m
6:57AM2.53m
8:39PM2.66m
8:16AM2.52m
9:19PM2.83m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.94m
1:26AM1.78m
1:48PM1.01m
2:37AM1.58m
2:41PM1.06m
3:36AM1.28m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:51
8:52
8:53
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
8
7
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
680
648
604
593
681
645
595
573
530
490
548
543
575
631
551
551
487
487
496
392
339
370
324
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
67
68
67
120
121
121
128
148
152
157
99
171
229
240
377
289
286
182
178
176
174
196
217
226
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
32
29
77
41
52
36
26
65
165
158
77
75
14
14
22
16
54
103
140
62
12
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
3
6
8
22
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
118
183
17
3
0
0
0
0
0
1374
148
148
0
0
0
17
127
127
148
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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