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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 09 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 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3188 | 2481 | 1836 | 1883 | 2724 | 773 | 1393 | 748 | 736 | 1708 | 1739 | 3987 | 1441 | 1421 | 1881 | 1715 | 1691 | 1809 | 1634 | 1452 | 1120 | 909 | 666 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:16PM 3.15 | 4:48AM 2.90 | 4:17PM 2.86 | 5:41AM 2.90 | 5:25PM 2.60 | 6:32AM 2.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06PM 0.42 | 10:32AM 1.47 | 10:56PM 0.70 | 11:44AM 1.43 | 11:47PM 0.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | 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) | - | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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