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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 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 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1525 | 1837 | 2403 | 2187 | 3953 | 4709 | 5680 | 3495 | 3694 | 3794 | 3753 | 3541 | 3045 | 2593 | 2151 | 1978 | 1733 | 2591 | 3855 | 5975 | 4439 | 3881 | 3138 | 2448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:04AM 2.96 | 2:21PM 3.42 | 3:56AM 2.92 | 3:16PM 3.15 | 4:48AM 2.90 | 4:17PM 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:26AM 1.42 | 9:16PM 0.16 | 9:26AM 1.45 | 10:06PM 0.42 | 10:32AM 1.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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