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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | |
1044 | 1107 | 1193 | 1095 | 887 | 702 | 614 | 224 | 220 | 456 | 313 | 375 | 146 | 274 | 227 | 130 | 125 | 133 | 122 | 134 | 130 | 113 | 84 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.66m | 5:17AM3.10m | 7:19PM2.63m | 6:34AM2.90m | 8:30PM2.69m | 7:59AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.34m | 11:19PM1.65m | 12:28PM0.54m | 00:41AM1.69m | 1:38PM0.69m | 2:10AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 1044 | 1107 | 1193 | 1095 | 887 | 702 | 614 | 207 | 220 | 456 | 313 | 375 | 115 | 274 | 227 | 130 | 125 | 133 | 122 | 64 | 46 | 92 | 79 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 224 | 137 | 61 | 103 | 102 | 146 | 49 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 109 | 101 | 134 | 130 | 113 | 72 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 58 | 53 | 83 | 74 | 86 | 85 | 131 | 84 | 46 | 84 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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