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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 15 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5934 | 5586 | 4214 | 4625 | 3135 | 2388 | 2253 | 2174 | 1684 | 1806 | 2403 | 2634 | 6097 | 7244 | 6850 | 6963 | 5615 | 4249 | 3471 | 3025 | 3567 | 2593 | 2358 | 1913 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 2.45 | 9:26AM 3.06 | 11:01PM 2.54 | 10:05AM 3.13 | 11:43PM 2.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 0.80 | 3:20AM 1.60 | 4:28PM 0.63 | 4:06AM 1.63 | 5:07PM 0.49 | 4:48AM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 |
| Sunset | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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