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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 11 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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 7AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 2061 | 2090 | 1910 | 1715 | 1691 | 1470 | 1634 | 1452 | 1120 | 812 | 666 | 616 | 500 | 421 | 379 | 305 | 300 | 231 | 288 | 416 | 1329 | 1387 | 1298 | 1313 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:41AM 2.90 | 5:25PM 2.60 | 6:32AM 2.91 | 6:42PM 2.42 | 7:20AM 2.93 | 8:02PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:56PM 0.70 | 11:44AM 1.43 | 11:47PM 0.97 | 12:57PM 1.33 | 12:41AM 1.20 | 2:03PM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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