Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 11 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.7
SSW
16
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
392
377
318
324
276
221
171
226
261
226
251
212
198
194
405
645
286
275
269
154
109
84
203
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19PM2.83m
9:29AM2.58m
9:57PM3.03m
10:34AM2.70m
10:35PM3.23m
Low Tide
2:41PM1.06m
3:36AM1.28m
3:32PM1.10m
4:27AM0.92m
4:20PM1.14m
5:14AM0.56m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:55
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
10
11
8
9
7
7
5
6
7
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
9
Energy kJ
496
392
377
318
324
276
221
170
157
123
153
206
210
198
194
405
188
286
275
269
154
109
64
203
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
178
176
174
196
217
226
171
171
226
261
226
251
212
197
180
142
188
188
142
142
123
85
81
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
54
103
140
62
12
5
5
5
5
40
40
68
73
102
147
3
3
15
37
37
37
84
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.6
WSW
11
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
5
12
21
2
4
21
36
645
34
18
10
6
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
133
127
127
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
0
106
19
106
106
765
1374
1373
148
118
118
148
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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