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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
507 | 494 | 408 | 375 | 270 | 264 | 210 | 173 | 256 | 366 | 201 | 164 | 147 | 94 | 86 | 162 | 225 | 257 | 412 | 357 | 808 | 678 | 557 | 526 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:15PM2.95m | 10:26AM2.77m | 10:54PM3.07m | 11:22AM2.82m | 11:28PM3.17m | 12:10PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM1.14m | 4:33PM0.96m | 5:16AM0.89m | 5:16PM1.04m | 5:57AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 507 | 494 | 408 | 375 | 270 | 264 | 210 | 173 | 201 | 181 | 201 | 164 | 147 | 94 | 74 | 77 | 221 | 217 | 193 | 135 | 808 | 678 | 557 | 526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 56 | 34 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 225 | 257 | 412 | 357 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 66 | 162 | 41 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 256 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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