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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
99 | 139 | 101 | 181 | 130 | 117 | 136 | 129 | 242 | 229 | 268 | 324 | 631 | 604 | 586 | 577 | 649 | 572 | 517 | 379 | 464 | 436 | 313 | 292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:30PM2.69m | 7:59AM2.77m | 9:28PM2.81m | 9:19AM2.74m | 10:15PM2.95m | 10:26AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.69m | 2:10AM1.60m | 2:45PM0.80m | 3:27AM1.39m | 3:44PM0.88m | 4:27AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
99 | 139 | 101 | 181 | 130 | 117 | 136 | 127 | 129 | 132 | 202 | 151 | 631 | 604 | 586 | 577 | 649 | 572 | 517 | 379 | 464 | 436 | 313 | 292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 |
74 | 109 | 101 | 64 | 46 | 110 | 72 | 103 | 242 | 229 | 268 | 324 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 85 | 34 | 35 | 56 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
36 | 86 | 86 | 131 | 84 | 49 | 84 | 129 | 58 | 71 | 109 | 109 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 107 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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