Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
324
276
221
171
226
261
226
223
212
237
194
412
297
595
275
190
171
168
210
172
165
182
318
146
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:29AM2.58m
9:57PM3.03m
10:34AM2.70m
10:35PM3.23m
11:32AM2.82m
Low Tide
3:36AM1.28m
3:32PM1.10m
4:27AM0.92m
4:20PM1.14m
5:14AM0.56m
5:07PM1.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<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>
8:53
8:54
8:55
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
7
7
8
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
324
276
221
170
125
123
153
206
210
237
194
412
297
188
275
190
171
168
210
172
165
182
202
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.7
WSW
12
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
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
217
226
171
171
226
261
226
223
212
197
138
142
188
188
142
142
123
85
84
124
71
70
70
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
5
40
40
51
73
102
136
3
3
37
37
37
37
37
44
81
123
97
123
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.6
W
11
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
10
2
5
10
25
52
595
59
35
21
12
318
146
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
0
19
0
0
0
106
106
1373
1374
148
148
148
118
106
106
106
154
0
102
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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