Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 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
11.8° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.6m)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 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
!
!
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1090
285
285
228
237
377
393
334
273
279
333
350
560
583
508
592
618
1334
1463
1443
1155
1104
1087
956
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
0
E
0
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:48PM3.01m
1:13AM3.41m
2:25PM2.98m
1:43AM3.38m
3:02PM2.92m
2:14AM3.33m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.47m
7:17PM1.39m
7:59AM0.43m
7:50PM1.49m
8:33AM0.44m
8:22PM1.58m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:38
8:39
8:42
8:43
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
15
16
15
14
15
17
17
16
15
9
10
8
9
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.6
W
18
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
W
15
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
Energy kJ
134
134
285
228
214
377
393
334
273
279
333
224
404
414
330
232
618
1334
1463
1443
1155
1104
1087
956
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.9
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
19
0.3
SW
13
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
17
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.2
WNW
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
339
285
40
55
224
134
101
94
64
61
117
27
298
346
508
592
168
12
13
13
34
26
51
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
W
20
0.3
SW
13
0.1
W
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
33
42
30
30
20
28
28
17
28
67
27
4
28
48
103
134
157
3
3
3
3
15
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1090
171
110
143
237
350
560
583
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
9
124
1387
1387
165
0
0
0
0
120
125
135
124
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
93
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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