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Rosie's Bay Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rosie's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | |
951 | 828 | 663 | 507 | 426 | 408 | 598 | 238 | 126 | 154 | 295 | 537 | 1472 | 1321 | 1431 | 1391 | 1256 | 1094 | 1210 | 1070 | 941 | 1344 | 416 | 468 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:55AM3.81m | 2:21PM3.12m | 1:40AM3.82m | 3:13PM3.10m | 2:28AM3.74m | 4:06PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM-0.13m | 7:38PM1.41m | 8:39AM-0.15m | 8:28PM1.47m | 9:29AM-0.07m | 9:22PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 951 | 828 | 663 | 507 | 426 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 122 | 154 | 295 | 496 | 1472 | 1321 | 1431 | 1391 | 1256 | 1094 | 1210 | 1070 | 941 | 1005 | 416 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 21 | SW 18 | W 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 146 | 154 | 111 | 61 | 86 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 118 | 118 | 252 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 77 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 98 | 81 | 12 | 32 | 51 | 32 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 87 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 408 | 598 | 238 | 126 | 94 | 58 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1344 | 360 | 468 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 145 | 1387 | 1387 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 1386 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 165 | 249 | 1387 | 135 | 0 |
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