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Florencia Bay Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Florencia Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
434 | 1120 | 1225 | 1072 | 1042 | 1142 | 1047 | 875 | 862 | 737 | 839 | 813 | 404 | 368 | 307 | 229 | 164 | 133 | 129 | 199 | 268 | 307 | 217 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:06PM3.35m | 2:24AM3.93m | 3:58PM3.29m | 3:15AM3.76m | 4:53PM3.21m | 4:11AM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.13m | 8:22PM1.76m | 9:22AM0.19m | 9:17PM1.80m | 10:15AM0.33m | 10:18PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:05 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 434 | 1120 | 1225 | 1072 | 1042 | 1142 | 1047 | 875 | 862 | 737 | 839 | 75 | 298 | 368 | 307 | 229 | 164 | 131 | 108 | 108 | 187 | 307 | 217 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 21 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 193 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 76 | 109 | 34 | 295 | 187 | 177 | 174 | 132 | 121 | 116 | 84 | 85 | 178 | 122 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 120 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 30 | 35 | 75 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 70 | 104 | 70 | 74 | 111 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 99 | 65 | 89 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 813 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 268 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 706 | 1371 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 228 | 1371 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 114 | 199 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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