Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
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 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
162
225
257
412
357
697
678
557
442
495
411
411
340
330
470
470
272
272
268
309
285
266
944
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SSW
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:22AM2.82m
11:28PM3.17m
12:10PM2.87m
11:59PM3.24m
12:53PM2.90m
00:30AM3.28m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.04m
5:57AM0.67m
5:54PM1.13m
6:34AM0.50m
6:30PM1.22m
7:09AM0.38m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:32
8:35
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
10
7
6
6
5
6
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
1.1
W
7
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
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
55
37
36
40
127
357
697
678
557
442
495
411
411
340
330
470
470
272
272
268
309
113
95
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
7
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
116
85
110
257
412
86
28
28
29
9
63
64
3
6
13
15
34
15
34
54
53
285
266
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
W
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
66
162
225
108
34
35
26
26
26
63
9
4
39
37
15
22
15
21
25
17
17
53
53
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
12
Energy kJ
10
7
66
110
122
130
197
146
944
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
106
106
106
0
0
0
0
102
102
144
148
3
106
0
0
127
703
169
703
118
110
0
0
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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