Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 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 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
0.6
W
11
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
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
138
100
88
116
162
225
257
412
357
697
678
557
442
495
411
411
340
330
330
330
272
971
324
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
6:30PM1.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:32
8:35
8:36
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
9
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.3
SW
12
1
W
13
Energy kJ
173
138
100
74
67
48
84
131
160
111
697
678
557
442
495
411
411
340
330
330
330
272
25
324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
73
101
93
88
116
85
81
257
412
357
28
28
29
9
63
64
5
16
30
47
34
24
34
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
18
0.5
W
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
34
34
21
11
66
162
225
55
34
28
26
26
26
63
9
9
39
37
15
15
15
21
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.7
W
13
1.3
W
6
Energy kJ
9
4
13
26
51
90
66
110
971
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
106
102
17
0
0
0
0
102
102
183
148
3
110
0
0
703
703
703
703
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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