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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 29 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | |
1407 | 819 | 339 | 833 | 800 | 586 | 621 | 599 | 585 | 505 | 685 | 317 | 247 | 233 | 273 | 377 | 305 | 305 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:54PM3.22m | 1:22PM2.73m | 00:30AM3.24m | 2:01PM2.74m | 1:06AM3.24m | 2:40PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.39m | 6:36PM1.54m | 7:26AM0.34m | 7:14PM1.57m | 8:04AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 20 |
 kJ | 84 | 35 | 339 | 535 | 529 | 95 | 92 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 379 | 317 | 247 | 233 | 185 | 308 | 89 | 86 | 116 | 121 | 153 | 122 | 100 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 26 | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 50 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 305 | 60 | 397 | 546 | 500 | 490 | 485 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 22 | S 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 20 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 54 | 108 | 138 | 136 | 30 | 31 | 71 | 305 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 5 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1407 | 819 | 71 | 833 | 800 | 586 | 621 | 599 | 585 | 505 | 685 | — | — | — | 273 | 377 | 94 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 703 | 470 | 110 | 267 | 1260 | 1374 | 703 | 703 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19 | 127 |
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