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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 |
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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) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| 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) | S 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 15 | S 14 |
| 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) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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