Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
1
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
0.7
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
356
673
852
1044
1022
1351
1207
887
702
702
268
225
389
332
367
199
112
274
223
168
164
130
134
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14AM3.32m
6:06PM2.66m
5:17AM3.10m
7:19PM2.63m
6:34AM2.90m
8:30PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.34m
11:19PM1.65m
12:28PM0.54m
00:41AM1.69m
1:38PM0.69m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:16
6:13
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8:23
8:25
8:27
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
7
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
1
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
293
356
673
852
1044
1022
1351
1207
887
702
702
268
225
389
332
367
199
112
274
223
168
164
130
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
Energy kJ
86
80
13
7
29
29
29
15
29
15
14
177
141
61
103
102
89
112
50
83
74
109
101
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
24
13
29
29
6
20
20
37
37
37
36
28
54
51
50
51
101
49
53
51
51
86
85
131
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
1
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
8
0
0
106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
231
17
3
0
0
0
102
107
127
148
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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