Rosie's Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Vancouver Island, Canada)

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Rosie's Bay Surf Guide

Rosie's Bay in Vancouver Island is an exposed beach break that is often working and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast with some shelter here from southeast winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks peel to the left. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Rocks are a hazard.

Rosie's Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	12.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rosie's Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rosie's Bay occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rosie's Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rosie's Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in January while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 89% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

89%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rosie's Bay Location Map

Interactive Rosie's Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Rosie's Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 09:40 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 28
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	WNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Rosie's Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Tofino, British Columbia, 6 km from Rosie's Bay.

Next High Water: 12:12pm | 2.78m

Next Low Water: 05:34pm | 1.51m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rosie's Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.0 °C) at Rosie's Bay is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.