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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 411 | 352 | 300 | 231 | 264 | 370 | 932 | 1286 | 1112 | 1380 | 1376 | 1109 | 996 | 936 | 813 | 706 | 530 | 680 | 949 | 1092 | 3393 | 4786 | 4834 | 3913 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 2.42 | 7:20AM 2.93 | 8:02PM 2.34 | 8:05AM 2.97 | 9:14PM 2.37 | 8:46AM 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41AM 1.20 | 2:03PM 1.17 | 1:35AM 1.39 | 3:00PM 0.98 | 2:29AM 1.52 | 3:47PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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