Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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 morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
12
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
14
1
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
9
0.5
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
333
268
225
313
326
326
274
227
130
103
136
101
134
352
146
101
129
242
298
268
668
622
604
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:17AM3.10m
7:19PM2.63m
6:34AM2.90m
8:30PM2.69m
7:59AM2.77m
9:28PM2.81m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.54m
00:41AM1.69m
1:38PM0.69m
2:10AM1.60m
2:45PM0.80m
3:27AM1.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:13
6:11
6:11
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8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
7
7
8
7
6
5
8
6
7
9
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
8
1
W
13
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
10
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
Energy kJ
251
333
268
225
313
326
326
274
227
130
103
136
96
46
352
76
101
103
129
125
202
668
622
604
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
224
108
106
106
103
102
101
49
50
40
74
109
101
134
84
146
72
103
242
298
268
109
71
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
W
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
14
Energy kJ
16
28
54
61
50
51
51
58
53
83
38
86
85
131
9
49
84
129
58
84
109
7
109
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
106
17
110
3
0
0
0
102
102
118
127
3
0
0
0
0
127
17
0
102
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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