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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
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 Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | |
225 | 257 | 412 | 357 | 697 | 682 | 557 | 442 | 492 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 395 | 395 | 335 | 272 | 330 | 309 | 285 | 271 | 187 | 819 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:28PM3.17m | 12:10PM2.87m | 11:59PM3.24m | 12:53PM2.90m | 00:30AM3.28m | 1:33PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.67m | 5:54PM1.13m | 6:34AM0.50m | 6:30PM1.22m | 7:09AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 36 | 220 | 223 | 223 | 697 | 682 | 557 | 442 | 492 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 395 | 395 | 335 | 272 | 330 | 108 | 92 | 92 | 187 | 58 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 110 | 257 | 412 | 357 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 309 | 285 | 271 | 105 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 77 | 98 | 200 | 161 | 182 | 92 | 819 | 902 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 133 | 148 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 183 | 703 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 148 | 0 | 765 | 1260 | 1374 |
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