Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 13 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
12.7° 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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.6
W
16
1.7
W
7
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
265
313
514
757
741
296
227
240
200
192
188
199
199
165
190
270
286
343
411
1142
1207
1172
1266
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
NE
5
E
5
N
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:49AM2.75m
10:52PM3.32m
11:45AM2.88m
11:31PM3.53m
12:39PM3.00m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.89m
4:34PM1.11m
5:30AM0.54m
5:19PM1.18m
6:17AM0.23m
6:04PM1.26m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:57
8:59
1
1
1
1
2
3
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
8
6
7
9
9
5
6
5
5
3
3
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
13
Energy kJ
221
265
313
514
142
142
296
227
240
200
192
188
199
199
165
190
246
286
171
160
1142
1207
1172
1266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
146
139
135
140
188
188
142
142
104
84
9
49
46
69
142
40
70
120
343
411
229
229
229
226
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
139
136
138
3
3
15
37
37
36
82
83
78
79
70
70
80
44
162
232
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.5
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
7
Energy kJ
1
7
19
757
741
66
36
41
28
100
270
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
124
124
135
1387
748
1387
763
135
135
93
0
124
687
0
0
165
135
135
135
124
165
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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