Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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Rosie's Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rosie's Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rosie's Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rosie's Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Rosie's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
W
7
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.8
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
116
149
221
219
330
501
428
598
918
644
599
582
498
498
480
473
392
392
1109
1259
459
423
464
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:35AM2.95m
11:41PM3.30m
12:24PM3.00m
00:14AM3.37m
1:07PM3.02m
00:44AM3.40m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.90m
5:27PM1.05m
6:12AM0.71m
6:06PM1.17m
6:50AM0.56m
6:43PM1.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
8
9
7
7
8
8
9
7
8
8
7
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.2
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
Energy kJ
147
113
70
64
85
154
163
108
598
918
644
599
582
498
498
480
473
392
392
34
33
459
423
464
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.9
WNW
7
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
121
116
149
146
110
330
501
428
84
28
15
9
64
63
39
23
28
23
34
23
15
74
74
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
11
11
66
221
219
82
56
56
28
10
29
39
9
9
9
38
35
35
23
11
11
17
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
7
9
35
66
58
81
1109
1259
165
118
97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
18
124
124
93
0
0
0
0
120
120
162
0
9
93
0
18
162
187
687
687
165
135
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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