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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 22 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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
384 | 265 | 128 | 110 | 158 | 154 | 238 | 246 | 400 | 400 | 669 | 307 | 529 | 670 | 453 | 290 | 275 | 333 | 672 | 526 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:10AM3.07m | 6:50PM2.85m | 6:21AM2.82m | 7:47PM2.89m | 7:39AM2.64m | 8:40PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM1.53m | 12:04PM0.50m | 00:35AM1.50m | 1:02PM0.74m | 1:53AM1.39m | 2:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 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 |
 kJ | 214 | 128 | 128 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 135 | 229 | 400 | 400 | 329 | 200 | 107 | 106 | 107 | 177 | 275 | 333 | 672 | 526 | 495 | 411 | 404 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | 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 |
| kJ | 79 | 106 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 121 | 90 | 110 | 246 | 204 | 204 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 162 | 164 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 166 | 169 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 184 | 106 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 154 | 238 | 246 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 384 | 265 | — | — | 158 | — | 125 | — | — | — | 669 | 307 | 529 | 670 | 453 | 290 | 104 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 1008 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 812 | 798 | 703 | 703 | 148 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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