Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.7
W
11
1
W
7
0.7
W
11
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
187
173
135
125
92
114
162
225
257
412
357
697
678
557
526
495
411
411
340
330
330
737
862
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
10:54PM3.07m
11:22AM2.82m
11:28PM3.17m
12:10PM2.87m
11:59PM3.24m
12:53PM2.90m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.89m
5:16PM1.04m
5:57AM0.67m
5:54PM1.13m
6:34AM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:31
8:32
8:35
8:36
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
165
187
173
135
97
92
70
66
94
131
131
357
697
678
557
526
495
411
411
340
330
330
34
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
7
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
50
73
73
101
125
88
114
85
225
257
412
88
28
28
16
63
63
4
9
16
28
15
15
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
W
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
26
34
34
34
21
11
66
162
81
55
34
35
26
26
29
9
9
64
39
37
15
22
10
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
W
6
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
9
21
32
64
54
737
862
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
102
102
106
0
0
0
102
118
19
102
0
0
0
0
102
102
183
148
118
3
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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