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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
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 11°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | 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 | |
173 | 138 | 100 | 88 | 116 | 162 | 225 | 257 | 412 | 357 | 697 | 678 | 557 | 442 | 495 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 272 | 971 | 324 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:22AM2.82m | 11:28PM3.17m | 12:10PM2.87m | 11:59PM3.24m | 12:53PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.89m | 5:16PM1.04m | 5:57AM0.67m | 5:54PM1.13m | 6:34AM0.50m | 6:30PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | W 13 |
 kJ | 173 | 138 | 100 | 74 | 67 | 48 | 84 | 131 | 160 | 111 | 697 | 678 | 557 | 442 | 495 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 272 | 25 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 101 | 93 | 88 | 116 | 85 | 81 | 257 | 412 | 357 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 63 | 64 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 66 | 162 | 225 | 55 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 90 | 66 | 110 | 971 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 183 | 148 | 3 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 118 |
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