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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 25 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 7.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | |
2488 | 6228 | 5906 | 6474 | 6699 | 4835 | 3020 | 1977 | 1413 | 1167 | 932 | 840 | 821 | 649 | 439 | 409 | 400 | 662 | 1098 | 1288 | 1610 | 1709 | 1667 | 1626 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:26PM3.03m | 10:07AM2.54m | 10:07PM3.09m | 11:07AM2.58m | 10:44PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM1.13m | 4:03AM1.00m | 3:47PM1.27m | 4:51AM0.79m | 4:34PM1.38m | 5:34AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | 9:14 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | 2488 | 6228 | 5906 | 6474 | 6699 | 4835 | 3020 | 1977 | 1413 | 1167 | 932 | 840 | 821 | 649 | 439 | 409 | 400 | 439 | 626 | 555 | 450 | 1709 | 1667 | 1626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 674 | 64 | 130 | 128 | 84 | 64 | 255 | 252 | 246 | 240 | 177 | 147 | 146 | 198 | 193 | 188 | 131 | 517 | 922 | 1288 | 1610 | 347 | 284 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | W 24 | WSW 23 | W 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 164 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 103 | 236 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 662 | 1098 | 1099 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 127 | 1989 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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