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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 24 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
11.2° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
326 | 112 | 223 | 130 | 99 | 142 | 101 | 134 | 176 | 110 | 106 | 129 | 242 | 298 | 268 | 399 | 377 | 604 | 595 | 577 | 560 | 501 | 469 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:34AM2.90m | 8:30PM2.69m | 7:59AM2.77m | 9:28PM2.81m | 9:19AM2.74m | 10:15PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM1.69m | 1:38PM0.69m | 2:10AM1.60m | 2:45PM0.80m | 3:27AM1.39m | 3:44PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 326 | 112 | 223 | 130 | 99 | 142 | 101 | 48 | 176 | 92 | 106 | 99 | 103 | 125 | 186 | 399 | 377 | 604 | 595 | 577 | 560 | 501 | 469 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 11 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 101 | 112 | 50 | 38 | 74 | 109 | 101 | 134 | 49 | 110 | 72 | 103 | 242 | 298 | 268 | 130 | 148 | 71 | 70 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 53 | 84 | 36 | 86 | 86 | 131 | 84 | 49 | 84 | 129 | 38 | 84 | 109 | 109 | 71 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 118 | 127 | 3 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 814 | 751 |
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