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Wickaninnish Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?
The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | |
293 | 356 | 673 | 852 | 1044 | 1022 | 1351 | 1207 | 887 | 702 | 702 | 268 | 225 | 389 | 332 | 367 | 199 | 112 | 274 | 223 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:14AM3.32m | 6:06PM2.66m | 5:17AM3.10m | 7:19PM2.63m | 6:34AM2.90m | 8:30PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.34m | 11:19PM1.65m | 12:28PM0.54m | 00:41AM1.69m | 1:38PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
 kJ | 293 | 356 | 673 | 852 | 1044 | 1022 | 1351 | 1207 | 887 | 702 | 702 | 268 | 225 | 389 | 332 | 367 | 199 | 112 | 274 | 223 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 80 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 177 | 141 | 61 | 103 | 102 | 89 | 112 | 50 | 83 | 74 | 109 | 101 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 86 | 85 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 231 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 107 | 127 | 148 | 3 |
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