Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 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
12.0° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)7s

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 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
!
2
!
2
0
1
2
!
!
3
3
!
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.6
SW
15
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
W
10
1.8
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
16
0.8
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
191
164
147
145
444
613
603
336
577
394
166
158
365
763
617
576
412
494
300
524
455
2018
294
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
NW
0
SE
5
S
0
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:18AM3.33m
5:57PM2.92m
5:22AM3.07m
6:55PM2.91m
6:34AM2.84m
7:53PM2.94m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.28m
11:27PM1.54m
12:14PM0.49m
00:45AM1.49m
1:13PM0.71m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:08
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
8
5
4
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.8
W
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
W
8
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
W
15
Energy kJ
234
191
164
147
125
109
184
184
150
302
232
166
126
365
535
617
576
412
308
145
106
104
106
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
158
158
125
96
145
95
77
76
184
106
130
161
158
143
241
246
246
246
192
13
13
13
13
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
W
19
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
89
89
89
121
15
15
15
15
76
76
107
141
143
14
14
14
14
13
13
27
11
11
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
139
444
613
603
336
577
394
265
763
494
300
524
455
2018
185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
4
3
3
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
120
162
1020
826
135
18
0
1
1
124
124
0
0
0
0
120
135
826
824
763
763
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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