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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 30 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):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- 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 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| 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. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | 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 | |
515 | 505 | 379 | 317 | 294 | 233 | 320 | 308 | 305 | 305 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 485 | 584 | 566 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:30AM3.24m | 2:01PM2.74m | 1:06AM3.24m | 2:40PM2.73m | 1:43AM3.22m | 3:20PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.34m | 7:14PM1.57m | 8:04AM0.33m | 7:51PM1.59m | 8:42AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 82 | 81 | 379 | 317 | 294 | 233 | 185 | 308 | 65 | 211 | 195 | 143 | 100 | 86 | 78 | 485 | 584 | 566 | 514 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 486 | 644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 55 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 305 | 305 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 102 | 32 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 20 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 54 | 108 | 138 | 136 | 30 | 31 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 95 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 515 | 505 | 35 | — | — | — | 320 | 171 | 161 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1373 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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