Florencia Bay surf break

Florencia Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
161
261
259
279
338
324
377
436
1106
1174
1401
1369
2188
1817
1957
1784
2123
351
345
279
274
375
345
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
ESE
5
S
5
ENE
5
W
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25PM3.79m
12:35PM3.27m
00:07AM3.93m
1:26PM3.35m
00:50AM4.01m
2:16PM3.38m
Low Tide
5:11PM1.55m
6:07AM0.54m
5:57PM1.62m
6:54AM0.30m
6:44PM1.67m
7:41AM0.17m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:57
8:59
9:00
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
7
4
5
6
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
4
6
5
3
1
2
4
6
6
7
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
11
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
89
137
188
259
244
199
176
237
223
1106
1174
1401
1369
1413
172
172
172
409
307
181
279
274
375
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
SW
19
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
62
70
123
229
279
338
324
377
436
226
198
188
176
174
15
371
351
345
123
69
118
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
70
123
70
120
164
232
229
229
229
3
100
142
174
179
188
191
137
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WNW
11
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
126
161
261
2188
1817
1957
1784
2123
345
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
99
144
144
114
114
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
113
1371
1371
1371
768
113
0
0
0
113
199
1371
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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