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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | |
492 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 324 | 395 | 335 | 335 | 330 | 309 | 290 | 280 | 280 | 229 | 178 | 219 | 207 | 304 | 311 | 278 | 245 | 230 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:59PM3.24m | 12:53PM2.90m | 00:30AM3.28m | 1:33PM2.90m | 1:00AM3.29m | 2:13PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.50m | 6:30PM1.22m | 7:09AM0.38m | 7:04PM1.31m | 7:44AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 |
 kJ | 492 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 324 | 395 | 335 | 335 | 330 | 92 | 101 | 92 | 91 | 229 | 123 | 158 | 207 | 304 | 311 | 278 | 245 | 230 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 309 | 290 | 280 | 280 | 40 | 178 | 139 | 137 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 75 | 125 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 64 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | — | 33 | 64 | 85 | 167 | 177 | — | 131 | 88 | 165 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 144 | 703 | 818 | 148 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 1260 | 1374 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 127 | 127 |
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