Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 22 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
11
0.8
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
15
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ESE
10
S
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:13
6:11
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8:23
8:25
8:27
8:29
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)
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
11
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy 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)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.9
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
W
11
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy 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)
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
W
12
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
Energy 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)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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