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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 4PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
824 | 466 | 578 | 585 | 453 | 206 | 275 | 333 | 672 | 526 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 260 | 169 | 161 | 1060 | 1871 | 2725 | 6622 | 6168 | 6298 | 6022 | 4520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.82m | 7:47PM2.89m | 7:39AM2.64m | 8:40PM2.96m | 8:57AM2.55m | 9:26PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.74m | 1:53AM1.39m | 2:00PM0.95m | 3:04AM1.21m | 2:56PM1.13m | 4:03AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 489 | 147 | 109 | 106 | 107 | 177 | 275 | 333 | 672 | 526 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 260 | 44 | 161 | 1060 | 1871 | 2725 | 6622 | 6168 | 6298 | 6022 | 4520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 204 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 162 | 164 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 143 | 101 | 169 | 164 | 334 | 162 | 130 | 126 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 19 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 169 | 124 | 11 | 11 | 204 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 5 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 824 | 466 | 578 | 585 | 453 | 206 | 104 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 24 | 263 | 294 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 118 | 812 | 798 | 798 | 385 | 148 | 110 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 17 | 102 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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