Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 PST
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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
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Wickaninnish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
5
7
6
6
!
4
4
6
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
1.1
S
1.6
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
3
S
4
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)999999789101010121314131313131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106103787855381173317667997991066261262997365748789979389594344883243225315701167
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
40
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
3.13
2:36AM
3.31
3:04PM
2.94
3:12AM
3.31
3:58PM
2.71
3:54AM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.73
8:57AM
0.66
8:57PM
0.95
9:47AM
0.65
9:36PM
1.20
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:18-------7:16
Sunset-5:51-------5:52-------5:53------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--211--11344946107333221-
Temp. °C233334455456666677876667
Feels °C (?)-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-2-3-3-3-4-4-2-1-1-2222223
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