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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | |
242 | 229 | 268 | 324 | 631 | 604 | 586 | 670 | 640 | 534 | 470 | 484 | 513 | 417 | 306 | 298 | 279 | 196 | 366 | 339 | 160 | 124 | 125 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 9:28PM2.81m | 9:19AM2.74m | 10:15PM2.95m | 10:26AM2.77m | 10:54PM3.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.80m | 3:27AM1.39m | 3:44PM0.88m | 4:27AM1.14m | 4:33PM0.96m | 5:16AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
103 | 132 | 148 | 190 | 631 | 604 | 586 | 670 | 640 | 534 | 470 | 484 | 513 | 417 | 306 | 298 | 279 | 196 | 212 | 191 | 160 | 124 | 94 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
242 | 229 | 268 | 324 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 50 | 73 | 73 | 101 | 125 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 |
58 | 71 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | 339 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 17 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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