Wickaninnish surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wickaninnish today?

The current surf forecast for Wickaninnish at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
2
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)9891010998991111111111111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)440539399602470364311453490695989106510531034997850726902967861752614313408
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
2.44
6:40AM
2.99
8:59PM
2.48
8:08AM
2.91
10:07PM
2.62
9:30AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.75
2:03PM
0.70
2:07AM
1.75
3:19PM
0.70
3:35AM
1.60
4:22PM
0.66
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:13-------7:11-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:45-------7:46
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111-2222111-------------
Temp. °C655545777766677766544556
Feels °C (?)-1-11212233323354421-1-1010-1
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