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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1271 | 1495 | 1151 | 1047 | 1015 | 1060 | 954 | 936 | 557 | 662 | 1519 | 3048 | 4550 | 5529 | 5253 | 4643 | 3518 | 2788 | 2413 | 1732 | 1801 | 2022 | 2232 | 2091 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:02PM 2.34 | 8:05AM 2.97 | 9:14PM 2.37 | 8:46AM 3.01 | 10:13PM 2.45 | 9:26AM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:35AM 1.39 | 3:00PM 0.98 | 2:29AM 1.52 | 3:47PM 0.80 | 3:20AM 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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