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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 14 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 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 656 | 949 | 914 | 1652 | 3879 | 3023 | 5934 | 5704 | 4141 | 3390 | 3135 | 2889 | 3114 | 2429 | 2097 | 1864 | 2592 | 3712 | 5957 | 9024 | 8276 | 7272 | 6325 | 4705 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14PM 2.37 | 8:46AM 3.01 | 10:13PM 2.45 | 9:26AM 3.06 | 11:01PM 2.54 | 10:05AM 3.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29AM 1.52 | 3:47PM 0.80 | 3:20AM 1.60 | 4:28PM 0.63 | 4:06AM 1.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
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