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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3835 | 3556 | 4429 | 3833 | 3188 | 2630 | 1766 | 1711 | 2724 | 1191 | 1366 | 841 | 853 | 1540 | 1576 | 1597 | 2824 | 1860 | 1881 | 1884 | 1691 | 2202 | 1778 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 2.92 | 3:16PM 3.15 | 4:48AM 2.90 | 4:17PM 2.86 | 5:41AM 2.90 | 5:25PM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:26AM 1.45 | 10:06PM 0.42 | 10:32AM 1.47 | 10:56PM 0.70 | 11:44AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
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