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Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) today?
The current surf forecast for Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) at 3AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 1275 | 1156 | 2350 | 1613 | 2783 | 2591 | 1919 | 1322 | 972 | 685 | 549 | 524 | 741 | 794 | 808 | 911 | 743 | 1009 | 1489 | 1670 | 1643 | 1527 | 1208 | 622 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:52PM 3.55 | 10:27AM 4.51 | 11:41PM 3.67 | 11:04AM 4.60 | 12:25AM 3.79 | 11:40AM 4.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 1.48 | 4:17AM 2.31 | 5:33PM 1.22 | 5:05AM 2.35 | 6:11PM 1.01 | 5:48AM 2.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -1 | -5 |
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