Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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 night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
1.2
WNW
11
1
W
16
1
W
15
1.1
W
14
1.3
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
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
2
WNW
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.9
WNW
12
2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
337
496
428
503
682
644
599
582
498
498
480
473
556
556
398
398
1240
430
403
454
400
1047
1136
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
0
W
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41PM3.30m
12:24PM3.00m
00:14AM3.37m
1:07PM3.02m
00:44AM3.40m
1:48PM3.01m
Low Tide
5:27PM1.05m
6:12AM0.71m
6:06PM1.17m
6:50AM0.56m
6:43PM1.28m
7:25AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
W
14
1.3
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
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.4
SW
14
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
51
337
156
128
503
682
644
599
582
498
498
480
473
556
556
398
398
74
430
403
454
400
34
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
110
330
496
428
39
18
10
39
64
64
39
9
11
23
34
34
33
17
74
53
33
33
30
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.6
W
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
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
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
219
27
27
28
68
28
29
9
9
9
9
38
35
35
23
23
14
11
4
4
4
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
2
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
12
2
W
12
Energy kJ
9
8
5
11
19
21
29
73
136
1240
150
126
126
122
1047
1136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
124
151
165
9
93
0
0
120
201
687
165
165
135
165
18
748
1272
1387
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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