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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 10 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 8AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3257 | 1732 | 1140 | 736 | 942 | 1860 | 3504 | 1739 | 2280 | 2090 | 1910 | 1715 | 1691 | 1809 | 1634 | 1452 | 1120 | 812 | 666 | 545 | 514 | 456 | 360 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48AM 2.90 | 4:17PM 2.86 | 5:41AM 2.90 | 5:25PM 2.60 | 6:32AM 2.91 | 6:42PM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06PM 0.42 | 10:32AM 1.47 | 10:56PM 0.70 | 11:44AM 1.43 | 11:47PM 0.97 | 12:57PM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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