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Florencia Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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Florencia Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Florencia Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
380 | 311 | 289 | 561 | 922 | 1288 | 1610 | 1709 | 1692 | 1651 | 1606 | 3746 | 3601 | 3484 | 3944 | 1310 | 1148 | 995 | 913 | 709 | 474 | 1031 | 280 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:19AM2.85m | 10:51PM3.45m | 12:10PM2.92m | 11:28PM3.47m | 12:53PM2.98m | 00:03AM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM1.01m | 4:42PM1.71m | 5:45AM0.86m | 5:25PM1.82m | 6:22AM0.75m | 6:04PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
380 | 311 | 289 | 364 | 542 | 489 | 392 | 1709 | 1692 | 1651 | 1606 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 35 | 280 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
193 | 188 | 131 | 517 | 922 | 1288 | 1610 | 323 | 229 | 223 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 50 | 34 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | WSW 23 | W 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
44 | 103 | 236 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | 561 | 864 | — | — | — | — | — | 257 | 3746 | 3601 | 3484 | 3944 | 1310 | 1148 | 995 | 913 | 709 | 474 | 1031 | 98 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 124 | 141 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 166 | 749 | 749 | 749 | 749 | 812 | 812 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 382 | 0 |
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