Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 15 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
3
2
4
4
4
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0
0
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3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
8
2.5
WNW
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
407
476
1362
1303
1401
1497
1966
2697
1735
1959
1967
1947
551
1628
828
663
577
426
408
459
450
190
228
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:39PM3.00m
00:12AM3.70m
1:30PM3.09m
00:55AM3.81m
2:21PM3.12m
1:40AM3.82m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.23m
6:04PM1.26m
7:03AM-0.00m
6:50PM1.35m
7:51AM-0.13m
7:38PM1.41m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:00
9:02
4
4
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
4
5
6
8
7
7
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
7
6
8
7
8
6
6
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.4
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Energy kJ
266
234
181
1362
1303
1401
1497
1777
1768
196
146
123
125
491
1158
828
663
577
426
116
116
118
190
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
20
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
343
407
476
229
229
171
223
212
199
174
123
146
154
111
61
86
9
13
30
118
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
18
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
18
Energy kJ
162
232
229
2
2
3
100
107
174
15
15
25
60
34
9
8
12
60
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
13
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
8
2.5
WNW
11
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1966
2697
1735
1959
1967
1947
551
1628
408
459
450
33
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
153
0
1
0
0
0
0
9
93
1386
1387
1387
1387
165
0
0
0
120
151
220
1387
165
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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